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Game Forum / Action Games / Grand Theft Auto / January 2007wheelies and stoppies in VC for the PC
In Vice City on my PC, I can DO wheelies and stoppies, but the bonuses don't show up, and they don't show up in stats either. Stuff like insane jumps and 2-wheel bonuses do show up, however. Is there a known issue with this? More importantly, will it keep me from getting 100%? > In Vice City on my PC, I can DO wheelies and stoppies, but the bonuses > don't show up, and they don't show up in stats either. Stuff like > insane jumps and 2-wheel bonuses do show up, however. > > Is there a known issue with this? More importantly, will it keep me > from getting 100%? On the ps2, if memory serves me right, the wheelies and stoppies in vice city have to be held for some time before they are counted. try holding a stoppy for longer than ten seconds or so.  SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > > In Vice City on my PC, I can DO wheelies and stoppies, but the bonuses > > don't show up, and they don't show up in stats either. Stuff like [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) I don't know about the stoppies, but I did a few wheelies on a Sanchez the whole length of the long runway at Escobar International, and still got nothing for it. > > > In Vice City on my PC, I can DO wheelies and stoppies, but the bonuses > > > don't show up, and they don't show up in stats either. Stuff like [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the whole length of the long runway at Escobar International, and still > got nothing for it. hm, sounds like there is a problem, but I don't own the pc version. I'll have to dig it out on a console and have a go at the airport. SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ "Bill J." <nolabab@gmail.com> wrote in news:1169807675.854917.46320 @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com: > I don't know about the stoppies, but I did a few wheelies on a Sanchez > the whole length of the long runway at Escobar International, and still > got nothing for it. Make sure you are not scraping the back of the bike on the ground... I've noticed that you can hold a wheelie for a very long time by scraping the tailpiece on the ground but it doesn't count as a wheelie... SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com > "Bill J." <nolabab@gmail.com> wrote in news:1169807675.854917.46320 > @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > IBA# 11465 > http://imagesdesavions.com I was just wondering about this on san andreas. It's much easier to wheelie on this game but I find it's also very easy to scrape the mudguard. I think I've only once got points for a wheelie on SA. SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > I was just wondering about this on san andreas. It's much easier to > wheelie on this game but I find it's also very easy to scrape the > mudguard. I think I've only once got points for a wheelie on SA. In SA, I find the PCJ 600 to be the best bike for wheelies, as it seems to have a natural position where it is balanced correctly and able to go very long distances. I have managed times of over 2 minutes regularly and once over 4 minutes. I accelerate from rest, get the front wheel up, then accelerate a bit more until it seems to gets into a balanced position. From this, it is possible to drive the bike for a long time with small taps of the forward key. It will also coast down gentle slopes in the wheelie position. In VC, I found it hard to get the bike balanced, impossible to steer, and never managed to get a time longer that 15 seconds. Rob. L. > > I was just wondering about this on san andreas. It's much easier to > > wheelie on this game but I find it's also very easy to scrape the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Rob. L. I guess this where we start working out which is the best controller for wheelies. Yeah, VC is ugly for them, but I did get the odd good one going. SA I guess I just lose interest as they go on too long. I think I got stoppies down okay on VC on the ps2 but things like this don't seem to wor as well on the xbox. Kept trying xbox san andreas wheelies and stoppies and kept overdoing it. I find on the xbox version the bikes seem to lean forward in normal motion much more, makes them prone to ditching you on the floor more often and small jumps where you normally wouldn't have to correct balance much will tip you off also. SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > Is there a known issue with this? More importantly, will it keep me > from getting 100%? No and no. I just tried Vice City, haven't played it for a while on my PC. As I tried it now, I remembered why. There was this weird wheelie effect with all rwd cars. Very annoying, but a reinstall took care of it. I don't know if I installed a mod or where it came from. As for wheelies with a motorbike, they seem to be as I remember. Just have to hold it over 5 seconds or it won't count. I couldn't do any stoppies, at first though. The rear wheel just wouldn't come up, no matter how hard I lean forward and brake. Weird. Then I deleted the settings file and restarted the game => stoppies now possible too... > As for wheelies with a motorbike, they seem to be as I remember. Just > have to hold it over 5 seconds or it won't count. I'm pretty sure it's less than that, but I could be wrong | (Doubt It). > I couldn't do any stoppies, at first though. The rear wheel just > wouldn't come up, no matter how hard I lean forward and brake. Weird. > Then I deleted the settings file and restarted the game => stoppies > now possible too... Stoppies are quite easy for me, but only on a PCJ600. It's a simple case of whacking on the brake and handbrake and then hitting the accelerator when the bike leans forward. I still totally dig the stunts you can do in San Andreas, the FCR900 bike is qualit-ay. 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. > Stoppies are quite easy for me, but only on a PCJ600. It's a simple > case of whacking on the brake and handbrake and then hitting the > accelerator when the bike leans forward. Oh, I had no idea you could do that. I just lean forward and brake and get a stoppie notification when the PCJ600 stops. I couldn't get a stoppie registered with any other bikes, though. > Oh, I had no idea you could do that. I just lean forward and brake and > get a stoppie notification when the PCJ600 stops. I couldn't get a > stoppie registered with any other bikes, though. I suppose I should have mentioned - The Faggio scooters are quite good for stoppies. 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 suppose I should have mentioned - The Faggio scooters are quite good > for stoppies. Yeah, but they are embarrassing to ride: Even though nobody actually "sees" you, it still gives that uneasy feeling that you look a complete tosser. :o) > Yeah, but they are embarrassing to ride: Even though nobody actually "sees" > you, it still gives that uneasy feeling that you look a complete tosser. I wish that Rockstar had added some better looking scooters, a nice Vespa or Lambretta or something. If vehicle modding is back for GTAIV I'd also like to bikes and vans being modded. 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 suppose I should have mentioned - The Faggio scooters are quite >> good for stoppies. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >:o) Given the name, you're probably supposed to feel that way. :) Actually, when I started playing VC I used one to explore the city because it was faster than walking and the scooter could go damn near anywhere I could on foot, yet it was slow enough that I wasn't crashing into stuff every thirty seconds (Unlike SA, VC is too crowded to really let you unwind a fast bike). I didn't care about how I looked, but the sound of the engine quickly got on my nerves. On a scale of irritation it's only a couple steps below a dentist's drill, I thought... -- Bob > I didn't care about how I looked, but the sound of the engine quickly > got on my nerves. On a scale of irritation it's only a couple steps > below a dentist's drill, I thought... Y'know, I did the same thing. First a Faggio (Or might have been the even gaudier Pizza Boy) and then a PCJ600 when I knew the layout of the city well enough to navigate without hitting any obstacles. Does anybody remember that Oliver Cheatham song that was remixed? The video featured a lot of quite cool Rockstar-style art. It always reminds of the first time I played Vice City, Iand I can't wait to go back there with VCS. 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. > In Vice City on my PC, I can DO wheelies and stoppies, but the bonuses > don't show up, and they don't show up in stats either. Stuff like > insane jumps and 2-wheel bonuses do show up, however. > > Is there a known issue with this? More importantly, will it keep me > from getting 100%? For wheelies hold down lean back and tap at the accelerator until you are done. If you go on and off the lean back it doesn't count. I vaguely remember one bike worked the other way, hold down the accelerator and tap lean back. The front wheel drive pizza bike (or any Faggio) does the best stoppies. Put it into a stoppie (brake, handbrake and lean forward) and then go to accelerate (I think you can release the brakes). I've done stoppie times of 20 to 30 seconds, but some people claim minutes. |
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