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Game Forum / Action Games / Grand Theft Auto / December 2006VCS anyone?
Hey. It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? CU, Venty > Hey. > > It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? > > CU, Venty No, it's all wrapped up with a bow on it and a tag saying "Merry Christmas Daddy, love Jessica" that's my 7 month old daughter, BTW. And it's on top of MY wardrobe in a glittery silver Santa sack. Even at that age she's got her mother's sadistic streak! treacadelic > Hey. > > It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? I'm currently working through Bully/Canis Canem Edit instead. Despite the whitterings of Jack Thompson it definitely *isn't* a Columbine simulator. However it does feel like a junior version of GTA San Andreas, but set in a school and a small town rather than a US county. I'd like to see the Volcano 4000 make an appearance in whatever the next GTA game is. Might not have the impact of a petrol bomb but it is pretty funny to watch. One thing Bully has is dogs. Annoying little yappy things with a taste for Jimmy Hopkins' flesh. mh.  Signaturehttp://www.nukesoft.co.uk http://personal.nukesoft.co.uk From address is a blackhole. Reply-to address is valid. Marcus Houlden schrieb: >> It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? > > I'm currently working through Bully/Canis Canem Edit instead. Despite the > whitterings of Jack Thompson it definitely *isn't* a Columbine simulator. > However it does feel like a junior version of GTA San Andreas, but set in a > school and a small town rather than a US county. I'd like to see the Volcano Not played or even got it yet but the first thought that came to mind from the trailer was: Yay! Bart Simpson vs. Nelson Muntz & Gang. =:-) Though, i have been playing VCS since it came out on 3rd November, I'm at 17 % only. Damn these empires do take a lot of time to build. (But yeah, I like it!) > 4000 make an appearance in whatever the next GTA game is. Might not have the > impact of a petrol bomb but it is pretty funny to watch. > > One thing Bully has is dogs. Annoying little yappy things with a taste for > Jimmy Hopkins' flesh. Animals in a Rockstar game? CU, Venty > Marcus Houlden schrieb: >> >> One thing Bully has is dogs. Annoying little yappy things with a taste for >> Jimmy Hopkins' flesh. > > Animals in a Rockstar game? Indeed. There's one mission where you set fire to a paper bag containing some, shall we say, dog byproducts outside the staffroom, pull the fire alarm and get a teacher to put it out by stamping on it. mh. Signaturehttp://www.nukesoft.co.uk http://personal.nukesoft.co.uk From address is a blackhole. Reply-to address is valid. Martin Ebnoether <martin.ebnoether@yahoo.de> wrote in news:kk2n24-821.ln1 @solair.nassacker: > Hey. > > It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? > > CU, Venty Yep, I'm playing it. Martin Ebnoether <martin.ebnoether@yahoo.de> wrote in news:kk2n24-821.ln1 @solair.nassacker: > Hey. > > It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? > > CU, Venty I've been playing with it a little, looking for weapons pickups and red balloons. Only finished the first mission so far. Once I've stocked up on artillery and gotten tired of looking for balloons, I'll start playing the game proper, until I've opened the second island and will start looking for stuff again. This is how I've played all my GTAs, clear back to GTA3. -- Bob Odd Bob schrieb: Hi. > I've been playing with it a little, looking for weapons pickups and red > balloons. Only finished the first mission so far. Once I've stocked up on > artillery and gotten tired of looking for balloons, I'll start playing the > game proper, until I've opened the second island and will start looking for > stuff again. This is how I've played all my GTAs, clear back to GTA3. I wonder when the second island does open up. I'm still stuck on the first one. The story seems to be quite long. CU, Venty > Hey. > > It's awfully quiet in here. Nobody playing Vice City Stories here? > > CU, Venty I'm too busy playing it. Have to say, the graphics are MILES ahead of LCS!! To put it bluntly, they're fcking excellent! Done a few missions so far and am absolutely loving it. In fact I'm enjoying it tons more than LCS (which I'm still kind of 'meh' about). Things I've noticed: - Radio stations are looking very good, but it's too early to tell. I do hope Fernando & Amy are back in some form. - There are subtle changes to VC here and there, such as the bridge shortcut to the airport/army base, which is a very welcome addition. - I've tried a few heli spawn points, but there's nothing there yet. - At first, unlimited patriots (yay!), but strangely no hunter (booh!) in the redesigned base. So, all signs are pointing to >>fcuking excellent<< But then I AM the world's biggest Vice City fanatic. =) > I'm too busy playing it. Have to say, the graphics are MILES ahead of > LCS!! To put it bluntly, they're fcking excellent! Yeah, they're quite awesome! The contrast is (at game's night time) less than LCS though, which is a pity. I usually play indoors, but even then the screen gets hard to read. > Done a few missions so far and am absolutely loving it. In fact I'm > enjoying it tons more than LCS (which I'm still kind of 'meh' about). > Things I've noticed: > > - Radio stations are looking very good, but it's too early to tell. I > do hope Fernando & Amy are back in some form. I'm an 80s man myself, so I totally dig the radio stations. And Maurice Chavez is back *pressing* the issues! Also, a very young Lazlo on the rock station, who is being constantly told off by his co-host. > - There are subtle changes to VC here and there, such as the bridge > shortcut to the airport/army base, which is a very welcome addition. Yes, indeed. > - I've tried a few heli spawn points, but there's nothing there yet. They won't be, until you get to the second island. :/ > - At first, unlimited patriots (yay!), but strangely no hunter (booh!) > in the redesigned base. There's a rhino, but you can't get into it. The frustration! > So, all signs are pointing to >>fcuking excellent<< But then I AM the > world's biggest Vice City fanatic. =) You'll like the fact that the fire fighter/ambulance/vigilante missions now have a checkpoint after every 5 levels. Unless you're the sadistic kind, of course.. Also, the missions in general are much more difficult than those in LCS. I don't recall any difficult LCS missions. But in VCS, I have been having some great difficulties with some of the more difficult missions. I'm not sure it's a plus. Usually, the problem I have with them is that they're long missions, and the tough part is at the end. So you have to do all the other crap over and over again. This is where I hope they'll learn from Saints Row, where you can immediately retry failed missions in the same state you started them. That saves a lot of the bother. The Empire Building (sort of similar to San Andreas' gang wars) is nice, but a bit too easy IMHO. If you are fireproof (do the fire fighter missions right at the start) and have free molotovs (get 40 red balloons), then you can just lob molotovs all around you without receiving any damage. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html Bram Avontuur schrieb: Hi. >> I'm too busy playing it. Have to say, the graphics are MILES ahead of >> LCS!! To put it bluntly, they're fcking excellent! =:-) I almost thought so. > Yeah, they're quite awesome! The contrast is (at game's night time) less > than LCS though, which is a pity. I usually play indoors, but even then > the screen gets hard to read. Too true. It's the only game where I frequently have to use the dim/bright button of the PSP. >> Done a few missions so far and am absolutely loving it. In fact I'm >> enjoying it tons more than LCS (which I'm still kind of 'meh' about). >> Things I've noticed: >> >> - Radio stations are looking very good, but it's too early to tell. I >> do hope Fernando & Amy are back in some form. Ouh yeah. They're even better than those in GTA:SA at times. Hooray for Radio Espantoso! >> - I've tried a few heli spawn points, but there's nothing there yet. >> > They won't be, until you get to the second island. :/ There would have been no point in blocking the bridges to the other island if there were helis right from the start. >> So, all signs are pointing to >>fcuking excellent<< But then I AM the >> world's biggest Vice City fanatic. =) >> > You'll like the fact that the fire fighter/ambulance/vigilante missions > now have a checkpoint after every 5 levels. Unless you're the sadistic > kind, of course.. Didn't know that. Guess I have to try them then. > Also, the missions in general are much more difficult than those in LCS. > I don't recall any difficult LCS missions. But in VCS, I have been > having some great difficulties with some of the more difficult missions. Oh yeah. "Havanna Good Times" was almost frustrating. Damn Cholos, coming in from all angles and that stupid car chase in that extra slow accelerating Pony! Fair enough, the Cholos are all shortsighted. > I'm not sure it's a plus. Usually, the problem I have with them is that > they're long missions, and the tough part is at the end. So you have to > do all the other crap over and over again. This is where I hope they'll > learn from Saints Row, where you can immediately retry failed missions > in the same state you started them. That saves a lot of the bother. San Andreas had that too in some way. I only say "Trip Skip". VCS's missions are quite long. I remember that LCS had shorter missions because it was geared towards mobile gambling, like, hopping on the train and play a mission until you reach your stop. > The Empire Building (sort of similar to San Andreas' gang wars) is nice, > but a bit too easy IMHO. If you are fireproof (do the fire fighter > missions right at the start) and have free molotovs (get 40 red > balloons), then you can just lob molotovs all around you without > receiving any damage. But won't you have to take care not to kill the shopkeepers? About the Empire missions: I find the ones for the protection business the easiest. CU, Venty > > You'll like the fact that the fire fighter/ambulance/vigilante missions > > now have a checkpoint after every 5 levels. Unless you're the sadistic > > kind, of course.. > > Didn't know that. Guess I have to try them then. The ambulance mission is most useful. I like being able to run without getting tired. Very nice for exploring, or cowardly evading enemies :) > > Also, the missions in general are much more difficult than those in LCS. > > I don't recall any difficult LCS missions. But in VCS, I have been [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > coming in from all angles and that stupid car chase in that extra slow > accelerating Pony! Fair enough, the Cholos are all shortsighted. A few missions raised my frustration so much that I had to restrain myself from hurting the poor psp. Luckily I could. But over all I like difficulty more than easy gameplay. One thing frustrates me to no ends though.. previous GTA's had this problem too. When you're in car chase and you're cutting corners and you just scrape a light post. Sometimes, the light post tilts towards your vehicle, grinding it to a total stop! And worse, it will take 5 seconds or so before you can move again. The frustration buildup in that time period, what with all the time pressure, scares me :P > San Andreas had that too in some way. I only say "Trip Skip". VCS's There's "trip skip" in VCS as well, but you still have to make it to the start of the mission somehow. And/or recollect armour, weapons, etc. I hope they will add this in GTA4. I don't see why they wouldn't. Realism? Right, as if I save myself on a floppy disk every night before I go to sleep :) > missions are quite long. I remember that LCS had shorter missions > because it was geared towards mobile gambling, like, hopping on the > train and play a mission until you reach your stop. Yup.. > > The Empire Building (sort of similar to San Andreas' gang wars) is nice, > > but a bit too easy IMHO. If you are fireproof (do the fire fighter [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > But won't you have to take care not to kill the shopkeepers? Nah, they're expendable *grin* > About the Empire missions: I find the ones for the protection business > the easiest. I've done drugs, smuggling and pimp missions. Of those, pimping and smuggling were easiest. Drugs was still quite okay, just a notch harder. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html <snippity snippity> > >> - I've tried a few heli spawn points, but there's nothing there yet. > >> > > They won't be, until you get to the second island. :/ > > There would have been no point in blocking the bridges to the other > island if there were helis right from the start. Well, I was thinking one could maybe fly around, but if you stray too far get shot down in a flaming SA-stylee. I wanna heli! Now!! They make doing missions so much more fun/tolerable. =) Oh and I thought some LCS missions were fcking hard, like the tanker/chainsaw massacre one. So I'm not too thrilled to hear VCS likely has even more difficulty. The focus for me in GTA games is on free-roaming/exploring and generally having insane fun, so I'd prefer missions to stress fun over frustration. (The awkward PSP controls/small screen don't help either in critical situations.) We shall see. > Oh and I thought some LCS missions were fcking hard, like the > tanker/chainsaw massacre one. So I'm not too thrilled to hear VCS > likely has even more difficulty. The Portland Chainsaw Massacre's easy - being fireproof (which I tend to do first thing after the game starts) and using molotov cocktails (which I start collecting the instant the Doll's House blows up) does the trick nicely. Also helps if you've got infinite sprint, too, though that's just a luxury which I didn't have by that point in the game both times I played through. I suppose it might be more difficult on the PSP, but I wouldn't know... Signature"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush [August 5th, 2004] > > Oh and I thought some LCS missions were fcking hard, like the > > tanker/chainsaw massacre one. So I'm not too thrilled to hear VCS [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > through. I suppose it might be more difficult on the PSP, but I wouldn't > know... Easier on the PS2 yea, but its fcuking HARD on the PSP, mostly due to the sh1tty controls + tiny screen. IIRC I did it in the end using an uzi or mp5 - cuts 'em up nicely. Mwahaa! Pain in the a.s to restart that one every time - which I had to do about 7x. Anyhoo, I see VCS has some multiplayer functionality. Anyone tried that out yet? Bondi (Class-1) schrieb: Hi. >> The Portland Chainsaw Massacre's easy - being fireproof (which I tend to >> do first thing after the game starts) and using molotov cocktails (which I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > uzi or mp5 - cuts 'em up nicely. Mwahaa! Pain in the a.s to restart > that one every time - which I had to do about 7x. I just kept on jumping away from those loonies, turned around, blasted one then jumped away some more and so on. I found this mission rather easy, even on the PSP. > Anyhoo, I see VCS has some multiplayer functionality. Anyone tried that > out yet? Not yet. Too bad it does not work over the internet, or else we could found the "AGGTA-Family". CU, Venty > Bondi (Class-1) schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > one then jumped away some more and so on. I found this mission rather > easy, even on the PSP. There's a .357 in the tanker, IIRC. So I just got that, and kept spinning around to shoot whichever idiot came closest. One shot, one kill. I think I succeeded that mission on all but one attempt. And I still had a few shots left to kill the Idiot King when he came in. The VCS missions are harder - I had trouble with a few missions, which didn't happen in LCS much. But, the missions are a lot more interesting I think. The fact that the missions had to be short for on-the-move gameplay restricted how interesting they could be. > So, all signs are pointing to >>fcuking excellent<< But then I AM the > world's biggest Vice City fanatic. =) Nah, I know someone who's 6'7" who loves VC ;o) Can anyone give any basic information on VCS? All the reviews I've read haven't mentioned any new vehicles (Except for the water-based and amphibious ones) and haven't made any mention of the format - does it still start on the east island and then unlock the other islands to the west? This might be the kick in backside I need to buy a new PSP instead of a shiny new Wii. Come to that, I need a new TV now too: Note of advice to people with integrated VHS/DVD players on the TV's - Take good care of the video or disc drive as if it stops functioning the rest of the TV is liable to not work :o( Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > Can anyone give any basic information on VCS? All the reviews I've read > haven't mentioned any new vehicles (Except for the water-based and > amphibious ones) and haven't made any mention of the format - does it > still start on the east island and then unlock the other islands to the > west? There's a few that stuck to my head. A new motor bike which is like an upgraded sanchez, but with better speed. The police bikes are updated and are bigger, which makes them nice to drive even when the tires are flat. There's a new 'copter that has onboard cannons and is otherwise very small. And there's a bicycle, but I've only used it once. It's more a gimmick than something useful. It can go quite fast though. You start on the western island, with access to the center islands (at least the one with the Diaz mansion), and have to unlock the eastern island halfway through the game. You can swim, but that too is more of a gimmick, and nice that you don't die when you hit the water. You can't swim very far though, you'll simply drown after a given fixed distance if you don't reach a shore that's low enough for you to jump onto. And then, there's the Empire Building. You have to conquer property from enemy gangs, and build commercial buildings on them. For each type of commercial building, you get to do side-missions to gain respect. It's a nice extra addition that will keep you playing for a little while longer. Plus, you get to keep on doing those missions for ever and ever, which is a great motivation to keep on coming back to vcs. > This might be the kick in backside I need to buy a new PSP instead of a > shiny new Wii. Decisions, decisions...I bought it for both GTA versions, and I don't regret it. But I'm too addicted to GTA to simply not to. :/ Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html Bram Avontuur schrieb: Hi. > There's a few that stuck to my head. A new motor bike which is like an > upgraded sanchez, but with better speed. The police bikes are updated and > are bigger, which makes them nice to drive even when the tires are flat. You sure mean the Streetfighter, do you? Or were you talking about the Ventoso which sort of replaces the Faggio... =:-) > There's a new 'copter that has onboard cannons and is otherwise very > small. And there's a bicycle, but I've only used it once. It's more a > gimmick than something useful. It can go quite fast though. I've not yet come across a bicycle. Is there a spawning point for it? > You start on the western island, with access to the center islands (at > least the one with the Diaz mansion), and have to unlock the eastern island [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > simply drown after a given fixed distance if you don't reach a shore > that's low enough for you to jump onto. Will this change at some point in the game? Maybe something of a "swim school"? I can understand, that you can't swim to the other island at the beginning of the game, but once it's unlocked maybe? >> This might be the kick in backside I need to buy a new PSP instead of a >> shiny new Wii. >> > Decisions, decisions...I bought it for both GTA versions, and I don't > regret it. But I'm too addicted to GTA to simply not to. :/ /me too! CU, Venty > > There's a few that stuck to my head. A new motor bike which is like an > > upgraded sanchez, but with better speed. The police bikes are updated and > > are bigger, which makes them nice to drive even when the tires are flat. > > You sure mean the Streetfighter, do you? Or were you talking about the > Ventoso which sort of replaces the Faggio... =:-) Yes, the Streetfighter. I didn't notice the other one you mention. I tend to steer clear from anything resembling the Faggio. Even the bicycle is faster! > > There's a new 'copter that has onboard cannons and is otherwise very > > small. And there's a bicycle, but I've only used it once. It's more a > > gimmick than something useful. It can go quite fast though. > > I've not yet come across a bicycle. Is there a spawning point for it? I found it in, I think, Little Havana. But maybe Little Haiti as well. It was very early in the game so I don't recall it well. > > You can swim, but that too is more of a gimmick, and nice that you don't > > die when you hit the water. You can't swim very far though, you'll [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > school"? I can understand, that you can't swim to the other island at > the beginning of the game, but once it's unlocked maybe? It's still the same when on the second island. Oh, the new jetski is very nice too. Like a pcj600 but then on water! Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html > There's a few that stuck to my head. A new motor bike which is like an > upgraded sanchez, but with better speed. The Manchez bike, if it's the one you mean, was unlocked after completing the "Bumps And Grinds" offroad racing courses in LCS. > The police bikes are updated and are bigger, which makes them nice to > drive even when the tires are flat. That's good, I hope more SA ideas have been incorporated. I could handle a bike with two wheels flat quite expertly in SA, so I've no concerns there! > There's a new 'copter that has onboard cannons and is otherwise very > small. And there's a bicycle, but I've only used it once. It's more a > gimmick than something useful. It can go quite fast though. I really hope it's the Maverick that's featured on the boxart for VC. I was a little disappointed that that wasn't included. The Sea Sparrow made up for that though, as did the Hunter. > You start on the western island, with access to the center islands (at > least the one with the Diaz mansion), and have to unlock the eastern island > halfway through the game. Cool. When I get hold of the game, as I'm sure like-minded others are trying, I'm going to spend a lot of time attempting to get to the "forbidden" islands early. > You can swim, but that too is more of a gimmick, and nice that you don't > die when you hit the water. You can't swim very far though, you'll > simply drown after a given fixed distance if you don't reach a shore > that's low enough for you to jump onto. So that's one plan out the window then! Can you jump on to boats and suchlike? Maybe jack passers-by of their hard won jetskis? > And then, there's the Empire Building. <snippy snip> Now that sounds like a cool feature. From what I've read it progresses through the game. It'll be nice to finally run Vice City like Tommy Vercetti should have. I take it gangs don't shoot on your patch of the empire? > Decisions, decisions...I bought it for both GTA versions, and I don't > regret it. But I'm too addicted to GTA to simply not to. :/ Admittedly I only thought of buying the PS2 port of LCS after my PSP died, but after playing through a few of the early missions I didn't regret it. The use of a better control system was the main factor, for me anyway. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > > There's a few that stuck to my head. A new motor bike which is like an > > upgraded sanchez, but with better speed. > > The Manchez bike, if it's the one you mean, was unlocked after > completing the "Bumps And Grinds" offroad racing courses in LCS. No, it's the Streetfighter. But probably doesn't differ much from the manchez (which I do now recall indeed) > > There's a new 'copter that has onboard cannons and is otherwise very > > small. And there's a bicycle, but I've only used it once. It's more a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > was a little disappointed that that wasn't included. The Sea Sparrow > made up for that though, as did the Hunter. It's called "Little Willie", and it's really small. It has a small pyramid-like construction, and can seat just 1 person. It's not too fast either, but you can get it from your appartment on the second island and it can shoot. Which is nice :) > > You start on the western island, with access to the center islands (at > > least the one with the Diaz mansion), and have to unlock the eastern island [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > trying, I'm going to spend a lot of time attempting to get to the > "forbidden" islands early. I've tried some classic approaches, but it is damn hard. There's no boats or planes anywhere in sight. The bridges are impenetrable walls, even the air above it. Maybe an approach would be speeding a car on a ramp-like structure into the water, and hope you can swim the rest of the distance. > So that's one plan out the window then! Can you jump on to boats and > suchlike? Maybe jack passers-by of their hard won jetskis? Didn't see any while on the first island. > Now that sounds like a cool feature. From what I've read it progresses > through the game. It'll be nice to finally run Vice City like Tommy > Vercetti should have. I take it gangs don't shoot on your patch of the > empire? Taking over enemy empires makes them angry at you. They'll drive by in big suv's and shoot you with ak47's! I'm not sure how exactly it works, but I think that for each takeover, you get at least 1 such visit. And they'll try to attack your empire every few (in-game) hours. Such an attack doesn't mean they'll take over your patch, it just damages it. So you don't have to respond to such attacks and mind your own business. Sooner or later you'll have to repair the buildings though, before it collapses. I didn't like the idea of constant attacks, so the first thing to do is to try and take over all enemy empires as soon as possible. After that, the attacks quickly stopped. > Admittedly I only thought of buying the PS2 port of LCS after my PSP > died, but after playing through a few of the early missions I didn't > regret it. The use of a better control system was the main factor, for > me anyway. Well, I got used to it. I don't think the PS2 controls were much better, except for the drive-by's and the helis. The analogue controls suck on both the ps2 and the psp when you have to target stuff using the cross-hair. Luckily, such missions are few, although there *is* a shooting range which requires this skill, but it's optional. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html > > Cool. When I get hold of the game, as I'm sure like-minded others are > > trying, I'm going to spend a lot of time attempting to get to the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ramp-like structure into the water, and hope you can swim the rest of > the distance. It *is* possible! Using a slightly similar tactic. Woohoo! Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html Bram Avontuur <bram@usenet.avontuur.org.invalid> wrote in news:1163587752 @usenet.avontuur.org.invalid: > The police bikes are updated and > are bigger, which makes them nice to drive even when the tires are flat. ...but does anyone actually get out of the way when you've got the siren running? SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com Stephen! schrieb: Hi. >> The police bikes are updated and >> are bigger, which makes them nice to drive even when the tires are flat. > > ...but does anyone actually get out of the way when you've got the siren > running? Like in every 3D GTA-Game before, the other cars will move aside very slowly and if you try to pass by, the sure as hell try to move to that lane. Most of the time you're better off without the siren. CU, Venty >> ...but does anyone actually get out of the way when you've got the >> siren running? > > Like in every 3D GTA-Game before, the other cars will move aside very > slowly and if you try to pass by, the sure as hell try to move to that > lane. Most of the time you're better off without the siren. I've never seen them move over for the bike... The car and trucks, ya... Not for the bike... Perhaps I'm moving too fast, eh? SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com > Stephen! schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > CU, Venty That's the thing: I usually find it better to hoon along without siren. With the siren on, traffic movements are less predictable, and I usually crash more. Plus the wailing gets on my nerves. =) > That's the thing: I usually find it better to hoon along without siren. > With the siren on, traffic movements are less predictable, and I > usually crash more. > Plus the wailing gets on my nerves. =) Indeed. Same here. I did notice (or is it my imagination?) that traffic seems more eager to move towards the lane you are driving in (regardless of the type of vehicle you drive). And of course, usually just before you are about to pass them! It may also be that they are actually trying to get out of the way, since I switch lanes rather often, but simply switch lanes much too late.. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html > I did notice (or is it my imagination?) that traffic seems more eager to > move towards the lane you are driving in (regardless of the type of > vehicle you drive). And of course, usually just before you are about to > pass them! You can fix that by driving in the centre of the road. Cars in the same lane as you (ie: Going in the same direction) have much more of a chance to be out of your way as you pass them. The other benefit is that oncoming traffic stops which you can avoid with ease. I really wish in future GTAs that they implement the ability to have the lights flashing on emergency vehicles but no siren. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > I really wish in future GTAs that they implement the ability to have > the lights flashing on emergency vehicles but no siren. I wanted to drive around in K.I.T.T in GTA:VCS, so I could turbo-boost my way over the traffic. But no, they forgot to include THE cult icon of the early 80's era! That, and the A-team van obviously. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html > I wanted to drive around in K.I.T.T in GTA:VCS, so I could turbo-boost > my way over the traffic. But no, they forgot to include THE cult icon of > the early 80's era! The 'Back To The Future' Delorean mod for the PC version of VC is quite interesting. Whoever made it basically made a car that acts like a Skimmer seaplane but can also drive on the road as normal. It's a bit like the flying cars cheat when you fly a Rhino. > That, and the A-team van obviously. I would have liked the ability to mod vans in SA. The Burrito van looks a bit like the A-Team van though. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > > I wanted to drive around in K.I.T.T in GTA:VCS, so I could turbo-boost > > my way over the traffic. But no, they forgot to include THE cult icon of [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. I thought in SA you COULD mod a van to look like the A-team van (black/red/big wing on it). Course can't be exact for licensing reasons, which goes for all gta cars. > I thought in SA you COULD mod a van to look like the A-team van > (black/red/big wing on it). Course can't be exact for licensing > reasons, which goes for all gta cars. I'd think the A-team branding would be cheap to use nowadays, same for Knightrider. Or is thise a forebode for an "A-Team The Movie!"? :) .. and there actually is, I had to check on IMDD: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/ How sucky is that going to be without the original cast? I also learned today that the actor playing Hannibal has been dead for 12 years! I'm feeling really old now.. Bram Signaturehttp://www.stack.nl/~brama/gtastats.html Rob White schrieb: Hi. >> So, all signs are pointing to >>fcuking excellent<< But then I AM the >> world's biggest Vice City fanatic. =) > > Nah, I know someone who's 6'7" who loves VC ;o) That must be one of those guys I've seen driving around in an Idaho in Vice City, where part of there heads stick through the roof. (Read: Clipping Error) =:-) > Can anyone give any basic information on VCS? All the reviews I've read > haven't mentioned any new vehicles (Except for the water-based and > amphibious ones) and haven't made any mention of the format - does it > still start on the east island and then unlock the other islands to the > west? It's the other way round this time. > This might be the kick in backside I need to buy a new PSP instead of a > shiny new Wii. I can't say anything about the Wii but if VCS does not make you want to get a PSP, no other game probably will. > Come to that, I need a new TV now too: Note of advice to people with > integrated VHS/DVD players on the TV's - Take good care of the video or > disc drive as if it stops functioning the rest of the TV is liable to > not work :o( Uh, okee. I have it all seperate. My VHS (JVC) still works like on the first day and it's approx 6 to 7 years old or so and I won't throw it away a fine working piece of consumer electronics. (Why should I?) Anyway, what the tech-heads miss with HDTV, Blu-Ray and whatnot new technology is that even though picture and sound quality is better with it, the TV program probably still sucks. With the PSP now being able to play podcast and especially videopodcasts, my usage of the TV set dramatically dropped. CU, Venty |
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