Any GTA3 advice?

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This game may be old as shit, but i bought it anyway for the PC. Im kinda stuck trying to catch the Chinese dude. Any tips?

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[JustJon]

kill everyone. blow up everything.

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[HordeKing1]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I found the controls of GTA3 to be subpar even for a console port.

Return it and get a really good game like Morrowind, (Tribunal and Bloodmoon), NOLF 2, Civ 3, and later this month, Elite Forces 2. Ah yes, Halo is coming out on the PC this summer as well.

In just a short time we'll see Half Life 2, and Doom 3. Any one of these games is far superior to GTA3 in terms of gameplay, plot, and just plain fun.

However, the graphics in GTA3 are nice with a really good video card (ATI Radeon 9700 Pro recommended). The best aspect of the game is the feeling of fluidity of the game world. If you can get past the rotten control scheme, it's worth explorig the world just to see what's going on.

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Return it and get a really good game like .......

I cant HK. I aksed and it cant be returned if opened because peoples be copying it and just return it. Besides being able to pass the levels the hardest thing i have ot deal wit is how frigging slow it is. Sometimes itll just freeze for 10 seconds and its almost never a smooth video. Frame by frame kinda. Im gonna try it with everything else shut down but i dont think thatll help. Im sure its due to my inability to defrag. Or maybe the game card thing would help?

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if its the guy at the noodle stand, you'll notice a station wagon parked when you pull up by the ally, steal it go to 8 ball put a bomb in it and park it back where you got it. he will blow himself up trying to get away.

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If you're stuck in a game, this is a good site to check out:

gamefaqs.com (http://www.gamefaqs.com)

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Good site Mikey

if its the guy at the noodle stand, you'll notice a station wagon parked when you pull up by the ally, steal it go to 8 ball put a bomb in it and park it back where you got it. he will blow himself up trying to get away

Well i finished that guy earlier. For some reason the guy came out where i could see him so i just hit him with my car.

Now I'm trying to kill the 25 guys with the fire. I run out of peopl eot kill with about 5 left.

Some of these police chases are fucking awesome.

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if your ms defragmentor isn't working, download diskeeper (a free defragmenter program) that is much better than that bundled with windows.

If you have less than a geoforce 4, or 256 Ram, it's time to upgrade. if you have less than PIII it's time to get a new computer



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ok seriously i dont even know what this geoforce thing that you speak of is. I have a pentium 3 thing that is about 3 years old. Ive never bought or inserted and "game card" nor do i have any idea what it is or where it might go. At this point id be happy picking up all the porno mags for mr burro.

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Do you guys mind if i post this here? Thanks:

BIG 'N VEINY

REWARD - $20,000, and two stacks of porn at your Portland Hideout

A guy has stolen El Burro's new XXX magazines and you have to go follow the
trail of magazines to the SPANKED-up idiot who left the back door open.

Get in the van with the arrow. You start with 25 seconds, but for every mag
you pick up, you get a second back. It's kind of like the Trailblazer
minigame in Driver. This guy took a long and winding route, so be ready for
sudden curves. Also, there's a downhill section in Saint Mark's that you
can use to get back time. Take advantage of it, you're gonna need all the
extra seconds you can get.

Eventually, the trail will lead you to Portland docks. When you reach the
end of the route, kill the guy standing next to his van, then drive your van
to XXX Mags in the Red Light District to finish the mission.



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ok i find it impossible to do this in time, so im tkaing a shortcut and ALMOST making it to the dock before running out of time. Should i keep trying or MUST i pick up all the mage in order to complete the mission?

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Marty is a special boss, who calls you via a telephone in Trenton that's not
marked on the radar. He will open up for business after you meet Joey. The
phone is outside the dog food factory, which he runs. The phone only rings
at certain times of the day, from 09:00 to around 18:00. Alert reader Scott
Duffy notes that the mission names seem to be derived from a foreign film
titled "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover."

MARTY MISSIONS
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THE CROOK

REWARD - $1,000

Marty wants you to pick up the bank manager, so he can have a "discussion"
with him.

Get the Perennial from inside his lot, then go to the Bank of Liberty in
Chinatown to pick up the bank manager. Drive the bank manager back to the
dog food factory. Marty will have his "discussion" with the manager.

You now have to get the car crushed, because it's evidence. Take it to the
crusher in Harwood. When the car has been crushed, the mission is over.
You don't need to watch it be crushed if you don't want to.
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THE THIEVES

REWARD - $3,000

Marty hired some thieves to break into his apartment and steal some stuff so
he can claim his insurance. But the thieves threaten to tell the insurance
company the real story unless he gives them some of the cash he earns. He
tells you to get them from the Red Light District and bring them back here
so he can deal with them.

Go into his lot again and take the Sentinel he left for you. Head for
Chinatown where they are. Pick them up and bring them back to the dog food
factory. Marty will have another "discussion." You have to go now and get
the car resprayed so there won't be any evidence. Take it to the Pay and
Spray in the Red Light District. After you have the car resprayed, bring it
back to the factory again to finish the mission.

If you run away from the car after you park it at the finish, so the door
won't close, you can drive away with it, and nobody will be able to get you
because the doors on this car are locked. After you put it in your garage
though, it becomes a regular Sentinel.
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THE WIFE

REWARD - $2,000

Marty's business is near bankruptcy, thanks to his wife's spending habits.
Pick her up from Classic Nails, and bring her back to the factory, so Marty
may have yet another "discussion."

Get the Esperanto from the factory again, then go to Classic Nails in the
Red Light District. Bring her back to the factory. Marty will again have
one of his "discussions." Drive the car to the nearby Portland Docks, park
next to the edge, and push the car into the ocean to get rid of the evidence
again.
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HER LOVER

REWARD - $4,000

It turns out Marty's wife was seeing someone he owes money to, and Marty has
planned to have another "discussion" with him of course.

Take the Stallion Marty left for you in his lot, then go pick up this guy in
Chinatown. Bring him back to the factory like usual, and Marty will be
waiting outside. This time, however, it's different Carl says "I'm taking
over the business now!" Marty gets blown away by Carl's shotgun. After he
killed Marty, I shouted at him "I'm taking over the business now!" and
killed him with my own shotgun.
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OFFROAD MISSION
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PATRIOT PLAYGROUND

REWARD - $20,000

The vehicle f

[Heavy]

SALVATORE MISSIONS
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CHAPERONE

REWARD - $10,000

You have been given the job of baby-sitter to watch Maria for the night.
She says she wants to go see Chico, who's down at the waterfront in
Chinatown. Go there, and Maria will go talk to Chico. He says there's a
party in a warehouse at the Atlantic Quays.

Maria gets back in and tells you she wants to go see this party. Drive her
to the warehouse in the Atlantic Quays, and stay in the car while she goes
inside. While you're waiting, aim the car back towards the road. In a
little bit, you'll see a SWAT truck moving into the area.

The party's the target for a police raid! Stay where you are and wait for
Maria to get back in the car with you. Don't worry about the cops, because
the security guards will take care of them for you, and the cops also tend
to aim for the other guests rather than you.

When she does get in, PUNCH IT! Get back to Salvatore's mansion where
you'll be safe. Go into the garage to end the mission.

NOTE: Numerous people have told me about the Cheetah parked nearby when
Maria's at the party. Though this doesn't apply to the mission, I'm posting
it so people will shut up about it. If you want the Cheetah, then steal it
and take it to your hideout. Then come back to pick up Maria again.

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CUTTING THE GRASS

REWARD - $15,000

There's a rat in the Mafia. Salvatore suspects it's Curly Bob, who works at
Sex Club 7, because he's spending more money than he's earning. He usually
takes a taxi home. You need to follow him to see if he really is meeting
with the enemy.

Get over to Sex Club 7 and park far away from the cab you see waiting
outside. After a moment or so, Curly will come out and get in. Now, you
will see a Spookmeter near the other meters. You must stay far away enough
from the taxi so Curly won't suspect anything, yet close enough so as not to
lose sight of your target. If the meter fills up totally, then Curly will
call off his meeting and you'll lose.

After arriving at Portland Docks in Trenton, he starts a meeting with the
leaders of the Columbia Cartel, Miguel and Catalina. He gives out some info
to them. He is a rat after all. Run down that little squealer! Do it
quick before he can use that shotgun.

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It was actually purely by accident, during my 7th attempt to chase the bar
man (I'm not a good driver) I choose a Taxi to chase him with. I pulled up
behind the other Taxi at Luigi's bar and waited. When he did emerge he got
into my taxi instead. It then tells you to drive him to the docks, with no
time limit! This is allot easier than chasing him, and you don't even have
to switch on the taxi mission; he just gets in, and beings he doesn't know
you he can't recognize you as one of Salvatore's boys.

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We've discovered another way of solving the "Cutting the Grass" mission,
which may or may not be very sporting. We had done this three or four times
(my husband drives and I navigate, so that we can play together) and were
having trouble staying close enough to figure out where Curly Bob was going
but far enough back not to trip the spookometer.

We were getting increasingly frustrated after repeatedly making it to the
gate of the docks and then spooking him, and we asked ourselves, why
couldn't we just hurry from Don Salvatore's to the docks and hide and wait
for the rat to show up? Well, it worked like a charm! To the left of the
entrance, we hid in the long alleyway that leads towards the water. When we
saw his blue arrow coming (we couldn't see the taxi because of th

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THE GETAWAY

REWARD - $30,000

In this mission, you have to pick up some friends of Joey's so they can rob
a bank, then you have to get them back to their hideout with no tail.

Get a vehicle that can seat four passengers, then go to the gangster's
hideout in Saint Mark's. Honk the horn to call them out. After they are in
the car, drive them to the bank in Chinatown. The gangsters will then rob
the bank in under 20 seconds, heh.

But that's not important, because now you have a three star wanted level!
If you take the alleyway to the north of the bank, you'll get a police
bribe, and that will take a little weight off your shoulders.

You should now drive to the Pay and Spray near the Sex Club 7 in the Red
Light District. You will lose your wanted level instantly, and you can
enjoy a nice, quiet drive back to the hideout. IMO it's worth the one grand
you pay. You have now finished with Joey.
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IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!: When you start working for Toni, he's going to
ask you to help him fight against the Triads in Chinatown. After you start
helping him out the Triads will hate you so much you'll never be able to sit
down and eat won ton soup in Chinatown ever again. There's no way to make
the Triads like you again.

I suggest you start looking for the Hidden Packages in this area of town
before confronting Toni, because its going to be hard to find them while
there are a few dozen Triads coming after you with baseball bats and
handguns. Don't come crying to me if you made this mistake, because there
ain't any way to undo it.

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I kicked myself when I read it (above warning), because of course I had been
more interested in running different missions than hunting for those kilos,
and I realized you're right, I won't be able to waltz around Chinatown
looking for out-of-the-way places anymore.
But I have also been playing the "Trial By Fire" mission from El Burro, and
I was very surprised when I first cruised into Chinatown at the beginning of
the mission and realized the Triads couldn't care less about me (even when
I'm running around with a flame-thrower torching them, they ignore me). As
soon as the mission is over (whether you succeed or fail) they remember who
you are and start shooting again.

So maybe I have a second chance. The mission clock doesn't start ticking
until you get the flame-thrower, so I'll just take the mission, then drive
to Chinatown and find all the packages I can, then get the flame-thrower and
roast some Triads.


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Well, that was necessary.

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Just reading some of those FAQ's shows you really how great that game is. Screw you, DDRMAX....time for some GTA3!

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A guy has stolen El Burro's new XXX magazines and you have to go follow the

This mission is impossible

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PAPARAZZI PURGE

REWARD - $10,000

This mission is quite difficult, especially if you have the misfortune to be
doing it in a time when the sea is rough because of weather. What you must
do is take the police boat from the dock near Asuka's condo, then use it to
kill a reporter in a boat who's been spying on Asuka.

Follow the dot to the boat, and take it. Go out to where the reporter is.
Don't tail his boat directly, or you'll lose him, as he is driving the
fastest model of boats available in the game, the Speeder. Instead, go
straight, and don't follow the reporter's weaving turns. Shoot (Circle
button) the boat with the onboard cannons when you are in range. If you
shoot him enough the boat will blow up and you'll win.

If you are patient though, there's an easier way. Just follow him around
Portland until he ditches his boat at a dock in Staunton. He will get in a
car. You should be able to hunt him down much more easily on land.

I have received many emails telling me that you can use the rocket launcher
to blow up the boat. I know for CERTAIN that it is impossible to get a
rocket launcher legally at this point in the game. You can't get rocket
launchers until Phil's Army Surplus Store opens up, and that won't occur for
at least three more missions.

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When you get in the police boat if you ride as far to the right as you can
and go straight until it kicks over to Portland (it shouldn't trigger the
chase) then turn around and come at the boat straight on, it's much easier
and no cheats involved. I actually destroyed the boat before he could even
get any distance on me, because I had him at 3/4 dead by the time he even
got a boat length ahead of me.

Submitted by: Jason Cheperuk


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PAYDAY FOR RAY

REWARD - $11,000, and a new boss

There's a turncoat cop working for Asuka's group, and it's time for you to
deliver his pay for his services. But it's not that simple.
Noooooo.....the cop wants to play a "game"
first, with payphones, and a strict time limit. Sound familiar?

Make sure you have a fast car like the Banshee close at hand for this
mission. First, get to the payphone at Torrington, near the waterfront.
The cop will direct you on the phone to get to another payphone in the West
Belleville Park. Actually, its not in the park, but instead its at the
emergency markers blocking the circular highway ramp.

After you get there, he will direct you to go to the third phone in Liberty
Campus. When you get to this phone, he will order you back to the
Belleville Park area, this time the southern part. This phone is still not
inside the park itself, but on a block just south of it. After you answer
this final phone, he will tell you to meet him in the toilets, and the time
limit will be canceled. Go to the toilets to meet the cop.

This guy's name is Ray, and he cares nothing about his betrayal to the
badge. He says he could also use you for some work he has. Seems like just
about everyone in this city needs our help... Still, I suggest you finish
up Asuka's missions before you try to help out anyone else.

(NOTE: I have encountered a bug on this mission. Sometimes after answering
a phone, the arrow does not go to the next phone but instead stays on the
phone you just answered, making it impossible to finish the mission. Try
not to get frustrated if this happens, the only thing you really can do is
redo the mission until the bug doesn't mess you up. It WILL go away,
eventually. It di

I just wanted to let you know that your guide on Gamefaqs.com (which is
great, by the way) illustrates a certain "bug" in the mission on Staunton
island called "Payday for Ray." You mentioned that this bug keeps the next
phone from lighting up on the map. Just a little advice, I've found that the
only time that the phones don't light up on the map is for a specific
reason: I had at least one star on my wanted meter. I suppose that the
crooked cop doesn't

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TWO-FACED TANNER

REWARD - $20,000

One of the top drivers in the Yakuzas has been revealed to be an undercover
cop. You have to go and take him out. Drive to Kenji's casino in
Torrington, and make sure you bring a tough, durable vehicle with you, like
the Enforcer parked at the LCPD building in Torrington.

When you park in the blue circle, Tanner will dash down the stairs and leap
inside his old Esperanto. You gotta chase after him and take him out. Only
problem is, he's alerted every cop in the city to his trouble, and they will
make your life miserable while trying to take him down.

Ram Tanner's car as much as you can between poundings by the police, and try
to drive-by him with the Uzi for extra damage. When you damage his car
enough, he'll jump out. Run him down and the mission will end. The cops
will instantly call off their pursuit when you kill him so don't worry about
trying to escape afterwards. You're now done with Asuka for now, let's take
on her brother Kenji's missions.

There's another easier way, beat the mission "Arms Shortage" by Ray before
taking this one on. Get a rocket launcher then blast Tanner as he zooms
away at the start from the casino.

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On the 'Two-Faced Tanner' mission, follow Tanner until he finally will turn
left to drive on the waterfront (the water will be on the right). Then
quickly, try to push Tanner's car into the water. This will probably take a
couple of tries since the cops will be on your ass the first time you make
contact with Tanner. When you're side by side with Tanners car, just steer
right to make his car fall of the ledge into the water. Be careful not to
fall in yourself.

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If you have found enough Hidden Packages to get the Molotov Cocktails, I
believe it's 40, then pick those up before you head to Asuka for the
mission. Or if you don't have any Molotovs at your hideout you can always
trek back to Portland and get them in the tunnel by 8 Ball's. Once you get
the mission, go to the casino and park close by the blue circle, as close as
possible without being in it. Run into the circle with the Molotovs selected
as your weapon, then wait for the cut scene.

Right after the cutscene toss a Molotov in front of Tanner's car, at this
point jump in your car and 1 of 2 things can happen: 1) it'll hit his car
and the car will catch fire or 2) it will miss his car. If it hits his car
get the hell out of there because the cops are coming, but don't worry the
car will blow up soon anyway and they will be off of you. If it misses,
don't worry because you wont get any stars, but speed after him and get in
front of him and stop, not to close because if he hits you the cops come and
you are gone. Once you stop toss another Molotov. Repeat this till you
either run out of Molotovs or you destroy his car.

This may seem kinda hard but with some aim, skill and a bit of luck it can
be pulled off quite easily. Last but not least, try to hit Tanner early
because he always goes straight from the casino, so you can almost
anticipate when his car will get across the street and when to throw the
Molotov. The longer the pursuit the harder it gets because this guy is
pretty elaborate in his getaway routes.

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(NOTE: I must take this time to point out something. There is a game on
PSX called Driver, which was made by Reflections, and it was about an
undercover cop who was also named Tanner, only it took place in the '70's.
This Tanner dresses A LOT like the Tanner in this game, plus, he's driving
an old, '70's looking car in this mission, that looks A LOT like the car he
uses in some of the cutscenes in Driver 2.

Asuka describes him as "strangely animated," and "more or less useless
without a car." In Driver 2, when Tanner got out of the car, he looked
*strangely animated* when he ran on foot, and the controls were also *more
or less useless without a car*. I spent about 3