/=++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++=\ 0==++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++==0 +| |+ +| "Grand Theft Auto III" Strategy Guide |+ +| |+ +| [PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox Versions] |+ +| Version 8.3 [Revision 25] (January 2015) |+ +| |+ +| By Robert Allen Rusk. |+ +| Copyright 2004-2015 Robert Allen Rusk. |+ +| |+ +| E-MAIL: rarusk[at]netzero[dot]com |+ +| |+ 0==++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++==0 \=++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++=/ For this revision I did some additional format tweaking and clean-up. <+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> "Grand Theft Auto III" is copyright 2001 by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. "Grand Theft Auto III" Official Strategy Guide (PlayStation 2 Version) - Written by Tim Bogenn. Copyright 2001 by BradyGames, a division of Pearson Education, Inc. The Official Strategy Guide was used as reference during initial construction of this text based guide for the following: >>Hidden Package Maps >>Power Up / Location Maps All other trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. A complete listing of contact and other information can be found at the end of this guide. /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >TBCT. Table of Contents | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ This guide uses a Quick Search Feature which takes advantage of the Find feature used by many web browsers. This feature will allow you to go to any chapter or section in this guide quickly. To access any of those chapters, sections, or to the Table of Contents do CTRL-F (PC) or Clover-F (Mac) to activate the Find feature in the web browser. Then enter the code like this: >KR6 or >ZD12 0============================================0============================0 | LRT1. Introduction And General Information |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0============================================0==============================0 GEN1. About The Guide GEN2. Grand Theft Auto III GEN3. GTA3 Version Differences (PS2 Only) GEN4. Technical Data A. PlayStation 2 B. Original Xbox C. Xbox 360 D. Apple Macintosh Data GEN5. Controls and Vehicles A. On Foot B. In Cars and Boats C. In the Rhino GEN6. Claude Speed GEN7. The Main Screen GEN8. Game Menus GEN9. Law Enforcement A. Police Vehicles GEN10. Using a Pay 'N' Spray GEN11. Busted GEN12. Wasted GEN13. Advanced Tips And Information GEN14. The Purple Nines Glitch (All Versions) GEN15. Liberty City: 1998 to 2001 GEN16. 100% Completion List 0=======================0=================================================0 | LRT2. Portland Island |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0=======================0===================================================0 PTL1. In The Beginning..... PTL2. Before Doing The Main Story Missions PTL3. Your Safehouse PTL4. Exploring Your Surroundings PTL5. A Tour of Portland Island PTL6. Weapons and Other Helpful Items A. Health, Body Armor, Police Bribe, and Adrenaline PTL7. Portland Island Weapon and Item Locations PTL8. Hidden Packages Explained PTL9. Hidden Packages (Portland Island) PTL10. Industrial Import Export Garage PTL11. Emergency Vehicle Crane PTL12. Ambulance Mission PTL13. Rampages Explained PTL14. Rampages (Portland Island) PTL15. Unique Stunt Jumps Explained PTL16. Unique Stunt Jumps (Portland Island) PTL17. Vigilante Mission (Portland Island) PTL18. Firetruck Mission (Portland Island) PTL19. Patriot Playground PTL20. Mafia Massacre / Diablo Destruction PTL21. Going to Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale Early A. The Porter Tunnel Glitch B. Hidden Packages [CHT-H19] and [FIA-H97] C. What You Can Do D. Hidden Package [SHL-H7] and The Dodo E. Returning to Portland Island by Boat F. Early Explorer Bonus 0===============================0=========================================0 | LRT3. The Main Story Missions |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0===============================0===========================================0 ++MSY1. Luigi Goterelli ===================== LGR1. Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up LGR2. Drive Misty For Me LGR3. Pump-Action Pimp LGR4. The Fuzz Ball ++MSY2. Marty Chonks (Bitch 'N' Dog Food Factory) =============================================== ++MSY3. Joey Leone ================ JLN1. Mike Lips Last Lunch JLN2. Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong JLN3. Van Heist JLN4. Cipriani's Chauffeur JLN5. Dead Skunk In The Trunk JLN6. The Getaway ++MSY4. Toni Cipriani =================== TCP1. Taking Out The Laundry ++MSY5. El Burro ============== EBR1. Turismo EBR2. I Scream, You Scream EBR3. Trial By Fire EBR4. Big 'N' Veiny TCP2. The Pick-Up TCP3. Salvatore's Called A Meeting ++MSY6. Salvatore Leone ===================== SVT1. Chaperone TCP4. Triads And Tribulations TCP5. Blow Fish SVT2. Cutting The Grass SVT3. Bomb Da Base (Acts I and II) SVT4. Last Requests 0=======================0=================================================0 | LRT4. Staunton Island |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0=======================0===================================================0 STI1. A Tour of Staunton Island STI2. Staunton Island Weapon And Item Locations STI3. Hidden Packages (Staunton Island) STI4. Rampages (Staunton Island) STI5. Unique Stunt Jumps (Staunton Island) STI6. A Ride In The Park STI7. Multistorey Mayhem STI8. Taxi Mission STI9. Vigilante and Firetruck Missions (Staunton Island) STI10. Casino Calamity ++MSY7. Asuka Kasen ================= AKN1. Sayonara Salvatore AKN2. Under Surveillance ++MSY8. Kenji Kasen ================= KJS1. Kanbu Bust Out KJS2. Grand Theft Auto KJS3. Deal Steal KJS4. Shima KJS5. Smack Down AKN3. Paparazzi Purge AKN4. Payday For Ray ++MSY9. Ray Machowski =================== RMW1. Silence The Sneak RMW2. Arms Shortage STI11. Acquiring the Rhino (The Safe Method) RMW3. Evidence Dash ++MSY10. Donald Love ================== DVE1. Liberator DVE2. Waka-Gashira Wipeout! DVE3. A Drop In The Ocean 0======================0==================================================0 | LRT5. Shoreside Vale |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0======================0====================================================0 SSV1. A Tour of Shoreside Vale SSV2. Shoreside Vale Weapon And Item Locations SSV3. Hidden Packages (Shoreside Vale) SSV4. Rampages (Shoreside Vale) SSV5. Unique Stunt Jumps (Shoreside Vale) SSV6. Suburban Import Export Garage SSV7. Acquiring the Rhino (The Not-So-Safe Method) SSV8. Gripped! SSV9. Vigilante and Firetruck Missions (Shoreside Vale) SSV10. Rumpo Rampage RMW4. Gone Fishing RMW5. Plaster Blaster RMW6. Marked Man AKN5. Two-Faced Tanner DVE4. Grand Theft Aero DVE5. Escort Service DVE6. Decoy DVE7. Love's Disappearance AKN6. Bait AKN7. Espresso-2-Go! AKN8. S.A.M. ++MSY11. D-Ice ============ DIC1. Uz-I Money DIC2. Toyminator DIC3. Rigged To Blow DIC4. Bullion Run DIC5. Rumble ++MSY12. King Courtney ==================== KGC1. Bling-Bling Scramble KGC2. Uz-I Rider KGC3. Gangcar Round-Up KGC4. Kingdom Come ++MSY13. Catalina =============== CTL1. The Exchange SSV11. 100% Completion Score SSV12. Hidden Text on the PS2 Disc 0==================0 | LRT6. Conclusion | 0==================0 /==++====++==\ /==++====++==\ /==++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++==\ | >LRT1. Introduction And General Information | \==++====++====++====++====++====<<##0##>>====++====++====++====++====++==/ \==++====++==/ \==++====++==/ My name is Robert Allen Rusk and I am a hardcore gamer with about 30+ years of gaming experience. I am an ex-gametester (Broderbund Software, LucasArts Games, Point Of View Computing) and an ex-arcade attendant (Namco Cyberstation - Pier 39, San Francisco, CA). I also own multiple systems such as the Sega Dreamcast, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation (1, 2, and 3), Xbox, and Xbox 360. I started writing guides in 2003 because I felt it was something I could do utilizing my writing skills gained in college and gametesting along with my passion for vidgames. Over time I have honed my overall writing and organization skills plus my creative thinking skills. Additionally, I have extended the play value of the games I have written guides and FAQs for many times over plus I have received many letters from all over the world. I am also what one may call an RGB Analog Video enthusiast. I hack most of my game consoles to try to get the best possible video from them and that usually involves tapping into the RGB Analog video signals and using them on the right monitors to achieve my desires. To this end I became a member of the GamesX.com mod forum and I post on their "RGB + Video Discussions" forum area from time to time. In addition, I am a member of the X-Otic Computer Systems of San Antonio (www.xcssa.org), a group who specializes in Linux, Mac, and other systems. We are also a group of hackers and electronics enthusiasts. I am also a regular forum poster at GameFAQs, an occasional poster at AtariAge, Digital Press, GTA Forums, and Video Game Saga. I am also a member of The MoFaT (a members only message board set up by "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" players who met on the Vice City message boards at GameFAQs). Outside of gaming, my interests include "Godzilla" (I have been a G-Fan since the age of ten) and "Red Dwarf". I am also a long time soundtrack collector with many titles in my possession. As far as favorite sports teams go, my teams are the San Antonio Spurs (NBA) [the local team], the Denver Broncos (NFL) [although I live in Texas, I am originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado] and the Air Force Falcons (NCAA Football). This guide was constructed using BBEdit Lite 6.1 and a Power Mac Workgroup Server 8550/200. It is now being maintained using TextWrangler on an Apple Mac Mini. I view my work in Safari to help in seeing how it would look on the web and correct format errors. For my guide work I have more than twenty memory cards for my PlayStation 2. Many of the memory cards are dedicated to "Grand Theft Auto III", "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (Original Version (1.40)), "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" (which uses up fifteen cards), "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories", and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories". These memory cards allow me to quickly go and try out new ideas (and modify old ones) when they occur to me or suggested by others. I have now done 100% Completion three times on three different versions (PS2 - Original, PS2 - Double Pack, Xbox - Double Pack) getting information for this guide. /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >GEN1. About The Guide | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ Welcome to my "Grand Theft Auto III" guide! If this is the first time you have visited then you will find a lot of useful information in a highly organized format that you can use to beat all of the missions of the game. Quotes taken from readers' e-mail are presented "as is" and may include spelling and grammatical errors. I also employ some creative writing in the chapter "Liberty City: 1998 to 2001" and in the tour guide sections. The main emphasis of this guide is to provide creative and simple solutions to many of the missions for "Grand Theft Auto III". Many hours were spent going over each mission and finding unique ways to solve them. I think you will be surprised by many of the solutions found here. I also reference the map/poster that comes with the game (there is also a map in the manual). Some of the location names come from that. I have worked hard to make sure that this guide is as complete as possible but at the same time leave room for exploration. I even included interesting and humorous anecdotes, observations and lines from GTA3. I hope that you enjoy this guide as much as learn from it. While this guide was written initially for the PS2 version of the game, it may also benefit those with the PC and Xbox versions of GTA3. If any of the strategies in this guide won't work in either the PC or Xbox versions then feel free to write me and let me know so I can make additional adjustments in future revisions. This guide is designed so that you can do the missions without any cheat codes. However, I have included one code, the Health Code (in "Advanced Tips And Information"), to give you a little flexibility because there are some areas, especially the Ambulance Mission, where you may wish to use it. Another emphasis of this guide is *ORDER*. If you do the missions and tasks in a certain order then the game will be easier and more fun for you. Although the guide follows more or less the traditional story order, there are ways to acquire more powerful weapons early in the game. The chapter "The Porter Tunnel Glitch" is the best way to get these weapons early plus allow you to do all of the side-missions prior to doing the Main Story Missions. Each Hidden Package, Unique Stunt Jump, and Rampage has a letter designation to make them easier to identify in this guide. In addition, there is a three letter Neighborhood Prefix (listings below) indicating a particular neighborhood or area where the item can be found (in these examples I use "XXX"): >>Hidden Packages will be identified with an "H". --Examples: Hidden Package [XXX-H21]. Package [XXX-H32]. >>Rampages will be identified with an "R". --Examples: Rampage [XXX-R4]. >>Unique Stunt Jumps will be identified with a "J". --Examples: Unique Stunt Jump [XXX-J24]. Jump [XXX-J8]. 0======================0 | Neighborhood Prefixes \ 0=====================================> PRD - Portland Island PLV - Portland View HWD - Harwood PHB - Portland Harbor STM - St. Mark's TTN - Trenton PTB - Portland Beach CLB - Callahan Bridge HPH - Hepburn Heights CPT - Callahan Point RLD - Red Light District AQY - Atlantic Quays CHT - Chinatown SLD - Staunton Island SHL - Shoreside Vale RFD - Rockford CCD - Cochrane Dam APT - Aspatria CDG - Cedar Grove LBC - Liberty Campus PKC - Pike Creek FRS - Fort Staunton WCG - Wichita Gardens NPT - Newport FIA - Francis International Airport BLP - Belleville Park TRG - Torrington BDT - Bedford Point /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >GEN2. Grand Theft Auto III | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ "Grand Theft Auto III" is the successor to the moderately successful "Grand Theft Auto 2". The first GTAs used a top-down perspective and a complex control scheme that kind of made the game hard to get into. GTA3 put the main character in third person and the control layout made it easier to play. Rockstar made up a reasonably good story with real actors, like Joe Pataliano ("The Matrix", "The Sopranos") and Kyle Maclachlan ("Dune", "Twin Peaks"). They also made up a world where you can do just about anything at any time regardless of whether it was violent or not. The combination resulted in making GTA3 one of the most popular vidgames of all time. My first exposure to the Grand Theft Auto series began with "Grand Theft Auto 2" for the Sega Dreamcast. Once I got used to the overhead view and the controls then it was easy for me to cause all kinds of chaos and havoc. While there was nothing wrong with "Soul Calibur" and "Sonic Adventure" I liked the idea of being the bad guy (or anti-hero if you prefer) where I can do nasty stuff for the hell of it. However, it turned out that the Dreamcast version was a shoddy port of the PC version, a fact that was made more obvious after I acquired the PS1 version. No volume menu, no included map, music loops that restarted every time that you got into a car, one mission that you couldn't do due to a bug and the fact that you could only save one game to a VMU (as opposed to 15 on the PS1 memory card) were some of the things that were wrong with the Dreamcast version (at least it looked good in VGA). And there was no real ending to "Grand Theft Auto 2" (either platform), just a "Game Complete" screen. Very disappointing. Still, I still liked GTA2 despite its flaws. I especially liked running over people (and cars) with the tank. And GTA2 looked better than GTA1 which I acquired later. GTA1 had more discernible endings at the end of each level and it also had music that you could also listen to in a regular CD player. Then along came "Grand Theft Auto III". I first saw it at Game World (long gone) on Bandera Road here in San Antonio shortly after it came out in October 2001. They had it playing on their 27-inch TV so you could try it out. I decided to play around for about fifteen minutes and then continue looking around the store. Two hours later, I'm still shooting people, running them over, and making a general nuisance of myself in the fictitious metropolis of Liberty City. Up to this point there were only two games that hooked me to the point that I got the system because of them: "Defender of the Crown" (Commodore Amiga) and "GoldenEye" (Nintendo 64). And now "Grand Theft Auto III" (PlayStation 2). I eventually got the system for Christmas and got GTA3 a couple of days later (my family could not find the game in time to give it to me for Christmas). I had a whole lotta fun with GTA3. I completed the missions, I got 100% Completion and I went on city-wide rampages. But I especially enjoyed playing demolition derby with the Cops and jacking cars from the Yakuza ("I'll get you!"). The game is one of the best designed games I have ever seen. It was a freeform, do anything you want design that made GTA3 more than just an interactive crime spree - it was an experience. But "Grand Theft Auto III" was just the beginning. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" would later outdo GTA3 on many levels and then "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" far surpassed both GTA3 and Vice City combined. In addition, both "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" filled in more details on their respective cities and histories. And, of course, "Grand Theft Auto IV" (along with the additional chapters "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony") continues the tradition using an alternate version of Liberty City and a whole new game engine that improves on everything that was started with "Grand Theft Auto III". With all that said, let's get down to the business of the guide itself and I will start with the differences between the Original and Double Pack versions for the PS2..... /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >GEN3. GTA3 Version Differences (PS2 Only) | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ After doing some closer examination of both my Original Version and Double Pack Version discs I concluded that there are no major differences between the Original, Greatest Hits and Double Pack versions of GTA3. Originally I thought that they had changed the requirements of the Ambulance Mission for the DP version but one of my readers, Dan Schauer, indicated to me that this was not so and I verified his information. More details on that in the Ambulance Mission portion of the guide. In addition, I placed my GTA3 discs in my Mac and opened up the file "system.cnf" in BBEdit Lite: BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLUS_200.62;1 VER = 1.40 VMODE = NTSC This was the case for both the Original and Double Pack discs. This means that the Original and Double Pack are of the same version number (1.40). Since the Greatest Hits version came out before the Double Pack then this means that it is also version 1.40. If Rockstar had made any major changes to "Grand Theft Auto III" the version number would change (and the game saves from the new version would be incompatible with the old version). However, they did make a couple of tweaks without changing the major portion of the code and version number: 0===========================================================================0 | "Uzi" in the Original Version is now called the "Uz-I" (I use this | | alternate spelling in the guide). | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | One of the songs for Double Cleff FM, "O Mio Babbino Caro", was removed | | starting with the PS2 Double Pack. It is not on any of the Xbox versions | | either. It was probably removed due to expiration of the license required | | for it to be in the game, a problem that has plagued reissues of some of | | the other GTA games. Thanks goes to Blank Blank for that find. | 0===========================================================================0 /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >GEN4. Technical Data | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ In this chapter I go over technical data on the various platforms and computers that "Grand Theft Auto III" has been released for and can be played on: 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | A. PlayStation 2 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 0========0 | Overall \ 0====================================================> The graphics for the PlayStation 2 version of GTA3 are pretty clean and the game runs very well with no sudden pop-ins or texture loading problems (when running off the DVD-ROM). The sound is pretty decent as well. Although I do not have a PlayStation 3 at this time, it is my understanding that most of the PlayStation 2 library, including the GTA games, runs pretty well on the older PlayStation 3's that have Backwards Compatibility. 0====================0 | Xploder HDTV Player \ 0====================================================> Xploder HDTV Player is a disc that will allow PlayStation 2 owners to play most of their games in Progressive Scan mode. Many games will work but some of them will have issues. GTA3 works great in 480p mode. However, the main title intro will be a little glitchy because of "line meshing issues". This is because the intro is actually a "film" instead of using the game graphics. It is to my understanding that XHDTV doesn't handle film based stuff well and that results in the jittery looking intro. But this is actually a minor problem since you can easily skip the opening credits by pressing the X Button. After you get past the intro then all is good. Because the graphics are designed for 480 vertical resolution, it is not recommended that you put "Grand Theft Auto III" in any mode higher than 480p. The higher resolution modes, like 720p, simply shoehorn the 480 graphics into the higher end modes and tend to really squash the screen. 0=================0 | GS Mode Selector \ 0====================================================> This is a small program that is used with the memory card exploit known as Free McBoot. Like with HDTV Viewer you can also view games in progressive scan using this program. Unfortunately, this program does not work with this game. 0=========0 | HDLoader \ 0====================================================> This program, which has been floating around the internet for years, will let you install your favorite games onto a hard drive (assuming you have an older style PS2 "Fatty" (with a Network Adapter) or an early version of a PS2 "Slim" that has been modified to use a hard drive). There are two variants of this program. The first variant is HDLoader which is freeware and HDAdvance which is not. It is best to use HDLoader since it is free and gets updated from time to time to improve compatibility and functionality. HDLoader is best installed with a popular memory card exploit known as Free McBoot. GTA3, from what I know, has always been compatible with the earliest versions of HDAdvance and HDLoader. Why install the game on a hard drive? For starters, less wear and tear on the DVD-ROM mechanism (that is assuming if it still works - thankfully you can install games onto the hard drive from a PC as an option using a program called WiinHip). But mainly it is for faster loading speeds. Oddly enough, other than the fact that it takes less than five seconds for the game to load up to the logo screen from the game menu in HDLoader and the fact that the initial load is much faster, there is practically no speed difference in any given situation within GTA3. However, it is still nice to play it off the hard drive. But..... Before you start playing GTA3 off of the hard drive there is something *VERY IMPORTANT* you must do first. After installing the game onto the HDD, highlight GTA3 on the Game List menu and press SELECT. This will bring up the Game Compatibility Settings. It will look like this: Slow HDD access: No Disable DVD9 support: No Kill HDL After launch: No Date/timefix 2: No Date/timefix 3: No Disable network support: No Disable CzC patch: No Soul Calibur 2 / Suikoden V: No As you can see all of the default settings are set to "No". You need to make the following changes to make sure that GTA3 works perfectly with HDLoader: Slow HDD access: No Disable DVD9 support: No Kill HDL After launch: YES <---------- Date/timefix 2: YES <---------- Date/timefix 3: No Disable network support: No Disable CzC patch: No Soul Calibur 2 / Suikoden V: No Although I kill HDL as a precaution it is the timefix option that is most important. If you do not change this setting then, if you decide to make new game saves or overwrite an existing one, you will create a save with an incorrect time stamp that is also corrupted. It will use the date of January 1, 2000 at 00:00 instead of what your system clock has (this also happened with "Liberty City Stories"). But it isn't just that. Apparently HDL does something in addition to the incorrect time-stamp to do something that the game doesn't like. What will eventually happen is that when you go to pause the game you will crash the program. If you restart the game then the program will crash as it is loading up when it accesses the Memory Card. Interesting enough, if you do not make these changes, then you can still make game saves but only if you overwrite an existing one. Still, it is best to make these tweaks just to make sure nothing bad happens when playing GTA3. 0================0 | Open PS2 Loader \ 0====================================================> This program is meant to replace HDLoader and is more solid than HDL. You use this in place of HDL and it will recognize the HDD and all the games you have already installed. OPL, or "Opal" as I like to call it, has its own compatibility modes for games and won't recognize the settings used in HDL. Based on the time I have played GTA3 on Opal I found it to run just as smooth as it was on HDL. Unlike with HDL there are no timestamping issues to worry about so you can't make a corrupted game save. 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | B. Original Xbox |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 0========0 | Overall \ 0====================================================> The graphics on the Xbox version are better than the PS2 version and animate very well. In addition, the Xbox version has greater draw distance and is much brighter than the PS2 version. Oh and let's not forget Progressive Scan (Component Video only) for the Xbox version. The sound quality is about the same between the PS2 and Xbox versions of GTA3. The Xbox version gets a slight edge due to its custom soundtrack feature. The controls on the Xbox version are OK even though doing drive-bys is a little awkward because you have to use the Right Analog Stick. The PS2 version gets the edge here because it is easier to do drive-bys with the L2 and R2 Buttons. However, GTA3 glitches out very bad if you happen to have an Xbox with a Thompson drive (I had to trade in my initial Xbox because of this problem). The best way to tell if you have the bad drive is when you load up the game. If you can hear the title music but the screen remains black then you have the bad drive. Microsoft used two other drives in addition to the Thompson drive and only a drive replacement will solve this particular problem. 0=============0 | Xbox Softmod \ 0====================================================> Like with the PS2, you can also modify the Xbox to allow for hard drive installation of games using a softmod. I've had one reader, Velid Sales, write to me about doing it to his Xbox and that GTA3 runs pretty well this way. At this time I have not softmodded any of my Xboxes but it is something I am considering doing in the future now that MicroSoft no longer has Xbox Live support for the Original Xbox. 0==========================0 | Original Xbox Differences \ 0====================================================> There are only a couple of differences between the PS2 and Xbox versions: 0=======================================================================0 | Catalina looks very different in the Xbox version. She has a | | different hairstyle, a very revealing top, a tattoo on her lower | | back, slight panty exposure (around her pant line), and a navel ring. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | The dialogue in the cutscene for "Under Surveillance" was changed. | | Asuka mentions that the federal agents are doing the surveillance | | instead of the Mafia. However, while the spoken dialogue was changed, | | the subtitles were not thus making the cutscene a little awkward. | 0=======================================================================0 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | C. Xbox 360 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 GTA3 works with the latest Backward Compatibility updates for the Xbox 360 (you need the Hard Drive to play Original Xbox games on the Xbox 360). You can play GTA3 in many different resolutions depending on your monitor or HDTV setup. It looks and plays pretty good (although the main title intro chugs quite a bit). However, if you play it in 720p mode, then you may find that it slows down a little from time to time because the Original Xbox version was not meant to be played any higher than 480p. Three bad things about playing GTA3 on the Xbox 360: >>You can't do custom soundtracks like you could on the Original Xbox. >>You can't transfer game saves to an external memory card for safekeeping. >>You can't transfer games saves from the Original Xbox to the Xbox 360. But one good thing about playing GTA on the Xbox 360 is that the White and Black buttons (from the Original Xbox controller) are replaced by the Left and Right Buttons which are situated above the Left and Right Triggers on the Xbox 360 pad. Sadly, even if you use a USB-to-Xbox adapter, you cannot use an Xbox 360 controller with the Original Xbox. 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | D. Apple Macintosh Data |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 One of the things that the Intel based Macintoshes can do is something called BootCamp. This will allow you to install Windows on the Mac on its own partition and you can switch to that operating system when you want to. According to fellow Macintosh user John Fitzgibbons you can install the PC version of "Grand Theft Auto III" on the Mac and it will run with no issues under BootCamp. There is now a Mac version of the game available but it is actually the PC version that is made to work on the Intel Macs by using something called "wrappers". It may be best to track down the PC version and find a wrapper that is best suited to what version of OSX you have since I know that the official wrapped version of Vice City will not work on version OSX 10.8 and above. /=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=\ /=========================================================================\ | >GEN5. Controls and Vehicles | \=========================================================================/ \=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=/ Although the manual covers the setup pretty good, I felt that I should include a section on controls. Special thanks to spaceeinstein for his help with the PC controls and A1210 for his help with the Xbox controls. It should be noted that on the PC version you have the option of using the Mouse for targeting and driving instead of the Keypad. I have also included basic action and vehicle information with their respective control schemes. 0+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | A. On Foot |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 As with any GTA game, there are plenty of things you can do when on foot. 0================================0 | PlayStation 2 and Xbox Versions \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | PlayStation 2 | Xbox | 0===========================================================================0 | Move Around................| Left Analog Stick | Left Analog Stick | | Move Around................| D-Pad | NA | | [1] Look Around............| Right Analog Stick | Right Analog Stick | | Center Camera..............| L1 Button | NA | | Look Behind................| R3 Button | Right Stick Button | | [2] Run....................| X Button | A Button | | Jump.......................| Square Button | X Button | | [3] Target.................| R1 Button | Left Trigger | | [4] Attack.................| Circle Button | Right Trigger | | Previous Weapon............| L2 Button | D-Pad Left | | Next Weapon................| R2 Button | D-Pad Right | | Sniper Rifle Zoom..........| Square/X Buttons | NA | | Enter Vehicle..............| Triangle Button | Y Button | | Change Camera Mode.........| Select Button | White Button | | Pause......................| Start Button | Start Button | 0===========================================================================0 <0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<<##0##>>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0> 0===========0 | PC Version \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | Keyboard Control | 0===========================================================================0 | Move Forward........................| Arrow Up; W Key | | Move Backward.......................| Arrow Down; S Key | | Move Left...........................| Arrow Left; A Key | | Move Right..........................| Arrow Right; D Key | | Look Behind.........................| NP 1; Caps Lock; | | | Middle Mouse Button | | [2] Run.............................| Right Shift | | Jump................................| Right Control; Space | | [3] Target..........................| Delete; Right Mouse Button | | [4] Attack..........................| NP 0; Left Control; | | | Left Mouse Button | | Previous Weapon.....................| NP Period [.]; Mouse Wheel Up | | Next Weapon.........................| NP Enter; Mouse Wheel Down | | Zoom In With Sniper Rifle...........| Page Up; Z Key; Mouse Wheel Up | | Zoom Out With Sniper Rifle..........| Page Down; X Key; Mouse Wheel Down | | Enter Vehicle.......................| Return/Enter; F Key | | Change Camera Mode..................| Home; V Key | 0===========================================================================0 [NOTE: NP = Number Pad] [It should be noted that you can use the mouse for more accurate aiming when attacking on foot.] <0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<<##0##>>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0> [1] - You can do this for precision walking (like on a steel beam) by helping you "aim" your character in the direction you want him to face. [2] - If you hold down the Run button too long then you will tire and have to rest before you can run again. Tapping the button in rhythm will serve to help you run a little longer. The more times you run, the better your stamina will be. You can solve the problem of tiring out by acquiring the Infinite Run feature which is obtained by successfully completing the Ambulance Mission (detailed later). [3] - When holding a gun then you hold down the Target Button to target your enemy. Use the Previous Weapon and Next Weapon Buttons to switch between targets. [4] - When holding a melee weapon (like a bat) or using your fist then the Attack Button is used to swing at your target. When using Grenades then the same button is used to throw your weapon at the target. The longer you hold, the farther you throw. When holding a gun (like a Pistol) or a heavy weapon (like a Rocket Launcher) then you use the Attack Button to shoot. Use the Target Button in conjunction to aim at your enemy. 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | B. In Cars and Boats |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=0=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 As with all the other GTAs, there are plenty of cars to use in Liberty City. From junkers and gang cars to the fanciest sports cars. They can all be used here. There are also a few boats you can use when open up the other areas of the city. 0================================0 | PlayStation 2 and Xbox Versions \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | PlayStation 2 | Xbox | 0===========================================================================0 | Turn Vehicle...............| Left Analog Stick | Left Analog Stick | | Turn Vehicle...............| D-Pad | NA | | Look Left (Drive-By Mode)..| L2 Button | Right Analog Stick | | Look Right (Drive-By Mode).| R2 Button | Right Analog Stick | | Look Behind................| L2 + R2 Buttons | Right Analog Stick | | Drive-By Mode/Look Around..| NA | Right Analog Stick | | Accelerate.................| X Button | Right Trigger | | Reverse....................| Square Button | Left Trigger | | [1] Handbrake..............| R1 Button | B Button | | Exit Vehicle...............| Triangle Button | Y Button | | [2] Attack.................| Circle Button | Right Stick Button | | [3] Change Radio Stations..| L1 Button | Black Button | | Use Horn/Siren.............| L3 Button | Left Stick Button | | Activate Vehicle Missions..| R3 Button | X Button | | Change Camera Mode.........| Select Button | White Button | | Pause......................| Start Button | Start Button | 0===========================================================================0 <0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<<##0##>>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0> 0===========0 | PC Version \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | Keyboard Control | 0===========================================================================0 | Move Forward........................| Arrow Up; W Key | | Move Backward.......................| Arrow Down; S Key | | Move Left...........................| Arrow Left; A Key | | Move Right..........................| Arrow Right; D Key | | Look Left (Drive By Mode)...........| NP 1; Q Key | | Look Right (Drive By Mode)..........| NP 2; E Key | | Look Behind.........................| NP 1 + NP 2; Q Key + E Key; | | | Middle Mouse Button | | [1] Handbrake.......................| Right Ctrl; Space; | | | Right Mouse Button | | Exit Vehicle........................| Return/Enter; F Key | | Attack..............................| NP 0; Left Control; | | | Left Mouse Button | | | (With NP 1 or NP 2) | | Change Radio Stations...............| Insert; R Key; Mouse Wheel Up | | Use Horn (Or Siren).................| Left Shift; Right Shift | | Activate Vehicle Missions...........| NP Plus [+]; Caps Lock | | Change Camera Mode..................| Home; V Key | | Turret Left (Firetruck).............| NP 4 | | Turret Right (Firetruck)............| NP 5 | | Turret Up (Firetruck)...............| NP 9 | | Turret Down (Firetruck).............| NP 6 | | Go Up (Yardie Lobo).................| Left Shift | | Go Down (Yardie Lobo)...............| Right Shift | | Tilt Right (Yardie Lobo)............| NP4; Shift + NP5 | | Tilt Left (Yardie Lobo).............| NP5; Shift + NP4 | | Tilt Forward (Yardie Lobo)..........| NP9; Shift + NP6 | | Tilt Backward (Yardie Lobo).........| NP6; Shift + NP9 | 0===========================================================================0 [NOTE: NP = Number Pad] <0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<<##0##>>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0> [1] - Your stopping power is increased when used in conjunction with the Reverse button. [2] - On the PlayStation 2 version you use this in conjunction with the L2 or R2 Buttons. On the Xbox version you use this in conjunction with the Right Analog Stick. [3] - On the Xbox version, to change cd/tape deck (Custom soundtrack), press and hold the Black button while pressing up and down on the Directional Pad to select "album"/folder. Then, while still holding the radio button, press left or right on the Directional Pad to change songs. 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 | C. In the Rhino |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ 0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0 The Rhino is probably the single toughest vehicle in the game and is one of the preferred vehicles to use in the Vigilante Mission (explained later in the guide). You can acquire this vehicle during a 6-Star Wanted Rating and take it from the soldiers, after completion of the mission "Arms Shortage" or wait until after you've completed the Main Story Missions where one will be unlocked for you at Phil Cassidy's Army Surplus. 0================================0 | PlayStation 2 and Xbox Versions \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | PlayStation 2 | Xbox | 0===========================================================================0 | Turn Vehicle...............| Left Analog Stick | Left Analog Stick | | Look Left..................| L2 Button | NA | | Look Right.................| R2 Button | NA | | Look Behind................| L2 + R2 Buttons | NA | | Accelerate.................| X Button | Right Trigger | | Reverse....................| Square Button | Left Trigger | | Brake......................| R1 Button | Left Trigger | | Exit Rhino.................| Triangle Button | Y Button | | Turret Control.............| Right Analog Stick | Right Analog Stick | | Main Gun...................| Circle Button | Right Stick Button | | Use Horn...................| L3 Button | Left Stick Button | | Activate Vigilante Mission.| R3 Button | X Button | | Change Camera Mode.........| Select Button | White Button | | Pause......................| Start Button | Start Button | 0===========================================================================0 <0+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<<##0##>>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+0> 0===========0 | PC Version \ 0===========================================================================0 | Command | Keyboard Control | 0===========================================================================0 | Move Forward........................| Arrow Up; W Key | | Move Backward.......................| Arrow Down; S Key | | Move Left...........................| Arrow Left; A Key | | Move Right..........................| Arrow Right; D Key | | Brake...............................| Right Ctrl; Space; | | | Right Mouse Button | | Look Left...........................| NP 1; Q Key | | Look Right..........................| NP 2; E Key | | Look Behind.........................| NP 1 + NP 2; Q Key + E Key; | | | Middle Mouse Button |