anyone got GTA: San Andreas yet? GTA:SA discussion thread!

I noticed that a lot of people are having problems with the load time, I have to say that I haven't had that problem. San Andreas has been fairly quick with all of the loads on my pstwo, but then again it could be the pstwo...

doesn't matter though, if this game took 15 min to load every time you turned the corner, I would wait it out. This is, imho, the best game ever. There is no other game that even comes close to getting the replay value SA has (for me that is). You can play arcade games, you can drive around the town, you can ride your bike, you can crack people in the head with pool sticks, you can get a car full of your posse and go into another area of town and shoot it up, you can throw combos in fist fights, you can work out, you can swim, you can knock the bottom out of a hooker in the back ally, you can rob houses, you can hunt down criminals, you can run a taxi service, you can get sweet new clothes, you can get all kinds of tattos, you can put out fires, you can go for an atv ride in the middle of the countryside, you fly helocopters, you go gamble in the casinos, you can get a lowrider and hit the hydralics, you can get a motorcycle and do some insane jumps, you can hijack a train, or, if you have an abundance of time, you might even be able to do some of the missions...
 
Possible vehicle spoiler:

I was in the country, and found a combine harvester (this was a few days ago before i got to even los venturas), and when you run over people it shoots their guts out the back... simply awesome.
 
yep thats what happens. I said the first thing i was gonna do was find the airport and fly around. Well im now like 10 hours into it and i have only been to the airport or near it once. Its just so dam big to find stuff.
 
Yeah your wanted level is going to 4 because the corrupt Cops told you not to leave the city, so I assume until your cop killing is taken care of your trapped.

But I love how you can now scale fences and walls, it makes the game so much more enjoyable.
 
i've got a question for those who may know:

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besides going on dates with your girlfriend and bonin her, do you do anything else with her?.. or do you just date her the whole game?
 
[quote name='Cracka']i've got a question for those who may know:

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besides going on dates with your girlfriend and bonin her, do you do anything else with her?.. or do you just date her the whole game?[/quote]

didn't even know there was a girlffriend oh well I'm happy runing around knocking down popos in my escalade.
 
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Anyways, the only problem I'm having so far is some wierd "error reading the GTA:SA game disc" messages that don't seem to really to affect anything but interfere with gameplay for a few seconds at a time. My PS2 isn't that old, just got it in August and can't get the PStwo because of FFXI.[/quote]

Anyone having this problem with their game?
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123'][quote name='CrashSpyro123']

Anyways, the only problem I'm having so far is some wierd "error reading the GTA:SA game disc" messages that don't seem to really to affect anything but interfere with gameplay for a few seconds at a time. My PS2 isn't that old, just got it in August and can't get the PStwo because of FFXI.[/quote]

Anyone having this problem with their game?[/quote]

Nope but I'm sure if you got a pstwo it would solve the problem. j/k
 
[quote name='punqsux']i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\[/quote]

Same thing happened to me, too, then I just made sure to look for the Floppy Disk Icon.
 
yea i havent explored more than like.... maybe 1/6 of the entire map..

these gang wars are getting ruthless
 
Yeah, it takes a while before you start to earn some good money. One mission where you can earn a lot of money if you do it correctly is when you go to this wherehouse where the Russians and some other gang members are meeting. Officer Tenpenny tells you about it. Once you find the Russian leader you have to chase him down in a car. I shot him enough though before he got in his car and he dropped like 5000+ dollars when he died. That's should start you off nicely in the beginning.
 
I've been putting in a bunch of cheats just to mess around and blow shiet up, and my weapon skills have went up and it even said that I got enough respect to start a 4-man gang....anybody know how to do it?? I tried going up to gangs in my neighborhood and nothing.
 
i just discovered the gym and have been spending all my time there buffing my guy up and it said i can start a 3 man gang..how do i do that?
 
go up to somebody wearing your gang colors, target them with L1, then press up on the D-Pad


i found out something that helps out alot as far as money goes....
i recently noticed this guy wearing blue jeans and a brown muscle type shirt. he's usually just standing still and he'll walk a little then stop and stand still... if you go up to him he offers to sell you drugs... (you cant buy drugs from him, if you respond positively or negativesly, you still just tell him to go away) but if you kill him, he drops a gun and around $3,000 ... i see this guy everywhere, and it really helps out money-wise..

theres another version of this guy who is white and wears a white hooded sweatshirt... still can get around $3000 from him.

..i have 35 notecards due in english on tuesday... i've had since monday to do these, but forgot... so far i've got none... but i'm having a hard time deciding whether i should go take over turf or do notecards :(
 
they could do a little better job explaining stuff sometimes. Stealling from uncle sam, they dont explain how to move the forklift very well had alot of problems.
 
when somebody says something to you, you can press left or right on the d-pad and it'll say something. left is a negative comment, right is a positive comment.

i'm dominating the Ballas now. i'm now the number 1 gang... THE HOOD IS MINE FOO!
 
To talk to people either walk up close to them (drug dealer), or wait for them to tell you something and hit right for positive response or left for negative. You can also ignore them which makes them say stuff too.

To recruit gang members target them with R1 then hit up or down. Once you have them you can put them in active mode by pressing up, which also makes them follow you, or you can press down and tell them to wait where they are. To disband your gang get far away from them or just hold up or down for a few seconds.
 
for you guys who want lots of cash fast i reccommend you bet on horses. the place where you bet is under the huge freeway interval in the northeast section of the map.

Also for people who cant find their house, you can go into the map in the start menu and put a red marker on your house (or wherever) which will stay on your radar until you disable it.

happy crime commiting!
 
Is anyone else liking the dance/ music diversions in the clubs?

I'm digging them, but I wish I didn't have to look at the buttons on the bottom so I can see the dancing.
 
[quote name='Scrubking']Is anyone else liking the dance/ music diversions in the clubs?

I'm digging them, but I wish I didn't have to look at the buttons on the bottom so I can see the dancing.[/quote]

Haha, yeah, that's fun as well as the lowrider minigame, too, gotta love the DDR influence.
 
[quote name='whiteboy']for you guys who want lots of cash fast i reccommend you bet on horses. the place where you bet is under the huge freeway interval in the northeast section of the map.

Also for people who cant find their house, you can go into the map in the start menu and put a red marker on your house (or wherever) which will stay on your radar until you disable it.

happy crime commiting![/quote]

Here is another strategy I got from a guy in Gamefaqs. Depending on how fast you are, you can score about 30k+ in under 10 minutes.

Get a Robbery Van and drive over to the car mod shop in the SE. It will be the first one you unlock in Los Santos. On this street there will be a couple of houses near the end that you can rob. One is white and the other is brown. Park the van so that the back of it is easily accesible from either house.

Start the Robbery mission (has to be 1800 or later) and go into one of the houses. Instead of sneaking, just run and grab the TV and then run back out. You will be discovered but you will make it out of the house before the cop timer reaches zero without any problems. Unload the TV into the van and then go back in for the VCR using the same method.

Once you have stolen the TV and VCR, go to the other house and repeat the same process. Now go back to the first house again - the TV and VCR are back! Repeat the robberies over and over until the daylight timer is almost over. Jump back in your truck and unload your stuff to the garage which is just across the street.

I have managed to get over 60k so far and that is only doing it a couple times.
 
For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123']For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.[/quote]

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.
 
[quote name='lebowsky'][quote name='CrashSpyro123']For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.[/quote]

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.[/quote]

Do you think they should've gone all the way and gave it realistic physics? That would just scare me that they had time to do that for this weapon.
 
Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu!
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123']Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu![/quote]

Don't worry, I've got 4.98% completed and 13 hours played, and am not even close to done exploring.
 
[quote name='lebowsky'][quote name='CrashSpyro123']For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.[/quote]

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.[/quote]

umm don't we already have a biglebowski, oh well he's a nice guy, I'm sure he won't mind sharing
 
[quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='lebowsky'][quote name='CrashSpyro123']For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.[/quote]

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.[/quote]

umm don't we already have a biglebowski, oh well he's a nice guy, I'm sure he won't mind sharing[/quote]

He's the other Lebowski. The Big Lebowski. I'm The Dude.
 
[quote name='punqsux']i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\[/quote]

One thing I did which really helps is to go into the map (after pausing) and set the marker on your house. That way it always shows up as a big red mark on the mimi-map.
 
[quote name='CrashSpyro123']Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu![/quote]

what mission are you on or are about to do? i think im at the exact place you are...its where you have to do a mission

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[quote name='swetooth9'][quote name='CrashSpyro123']Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu![/quote]

what mission are you on or are about to do? i think im at the exact place you are...its where you have to do a mission

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I'm done with all of the missions around CJ's house and started on Big Smoke's missions, which I have done 1 or 2 of his missions.
 
[quote name='zewone']50.59% Completed

32:27 Hours

Wow. I didn't realize I played the game that much. In one week. This game resparked my intrest in actually playing games.[/quote]

You haven't done much exploration, have you?
 
New fun thing to do. Get on top of the highest building, get the parachute, spawn a car, play james bond.

Man this game is fun!
 
I can't reiterate how awesome this game is. This game has it all. Did you know that

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You can have dogfights in the air with other jets? You eventually get a harrier jump jet that has lock-on missiles and countermeasures. I haven't tried it yet, but when the other jets come after you its dogfighting time!
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If this doesn't win game of the year you know it was rigged.
 
The "Black Project" was a shocker, and it is awesome. And if by theme you mean gangbangin I don't see the game as a gangsta game as it is such a small part of it.
 
[quote name='zewone'][quote name='Scrubking']The "Black Project" was a shocker, and it is awesome. And if by theme you mean gangbangin I don't see the game as a gangsta game as it is such a small part of it.[/quote]

No, I didn't mean as a gangsta game just in a whole. It's really fun to see what you can do with that thing.[/quote]

It is awesome for small spaces so I am going to use it to find all of the tags and other hidden stuff.
 
[quote name='jlarlee']hey what is the hoops mini game like? When do you get to th epoint of doing it and is it any fun?[/quote]

Hoops as in Basketball?

If that is what you mean then you can walk up to a any hoop you want whether it is a full court, half court or a hoop on someones garage and pick up the basketball that is lying under it and start playing. It is nothing spectacular but fun nonetheless. You can shoot around, do 2 tricks, dunk and have a time trial.
 
yes... playing basketball by yourself was gay as hell... i made like 20 in a row and got bored..

pool is much more fun.
 
Ah ok B-ball sounds kind of lame pool was quite fun though. I was hoping to finish this game before Halo 2 but I'm not even close I need to quit that pesky sleeping habit I have.
 
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