[Naren]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Think outside the box

But there's fire raining from the sky outside the box.

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Anyway, I am going to spend my entire weekend on GTA IV This is the first weekend since I got the game, can't wait.

I've got a lot of stuff to do this weekend, but I'll try to get GTA4 up to 45-50% by Monday. I should have more time to do it this weekend than last weekend (since my girlfriend was at my apartment for about 3 days).

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by Naren

I've got a lot of stuff to do this weekend, but I'll try to get GTA4 up to 45-50% by Monday. I should have more time to do it this weekend than last weekend (since my girlfriend was at my apartment for about 3 days).

Same here... but then I don't know, man... I've got some family gathering to do on Saturday and I promised my wife to go do some shopping with her on Sunday... oh well... the good news is Monday is a public holiday here in Hong Kong, so at worst I can afford to spend up to 15 hours or so on it over this entire weekend, I think.

[7 Dying Trees]

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

Yeah, pretty much. That Snow Storm mission was annoying. I tried three times to do it the way I wanted to, and after failing, I finally said "fuck it" and just used a more direct method.

Originally Posted by Naren

Exactly. Yesterday I did that "Snow Storm" mission (which was really annoying, by the way) and the closest vehicle is this huge truck that's really slow and turns horrible and in the middle island, there are a lot more police than on the other islands, so it took me about 10 minutes to get rid of my stars.

Originally Posted by Naren

I tried it 3 times as well. The first time I didn't know there was gonna be any SWAT guys and I was just like "Wha?" and got killed immediately. The second time I completely pwned everyone in the building and then went out to get in my car, not realizing that there were police out there until after I got out there. I sprinted to the car in front of the police cars and tried to get him to go inside, but the door wouldn't open and he broke the glass. I thought, "FUCK! This isn't the car I drove here in?!" The third time, I just jumped in the big pickup truck right next to the building and drove around forever, trying to lose everyone. My truck exploded and I had to get into the next closest car. I wanted a race car, but the closest thing was an SUV, so I had to settle on that. Eventually I got rid of my stars.

The weird thing about getting rid of stars is that I'll have a ton of cops after me and then a ton of cops in front of me and I'll just stop my car outside of the radius, maybe 100 feet between the cop cars in front of me and maybe 200-300 feet ahead of the ones behind me, wait, and the stars will disappear. Very unrealistic, but it's saved me a few times.

Man, the snow storm mission i did first time! Take out as many as possible with the sniper rifle, then move in, then jumped in the truck and legged it...

I've been having great fun, and am going to hit the game with a vengeance again this weekend!

[friendforafoe]

I did the sniper method and used a lot of cover at the entrance and just kept plodding on through. thank god for automatic shotguns then once the cops game i just hauled ass out of there, not shooting a damn thing. i ran for a car, my health nearly gone, smashed the window, hot wired it after getting shot once more...this ridiculous shred of health left and hauled ass out of there...i don't know how i made it, but that's the first time i've ever screamed "go, Go, GO!!!" and hopped off my couch in panic. I eventually made it though

[TomAwesome]

Well I was vague with my description to avoid spoiling the mission for people, but oh well.

I had originally tried sniping everyone I could, then coming in through the back (there's another hole in the fence to the right of where you start, and a ladder on the other side of the building from where you start) and taking everyone out from there. That usually still left me with full health and most of my armor. But then when the cops showed up, I tried taking cover and slowly blasting my way out, going back to the room with the stuff to refill my armor when needed... but that didn't work. Reinforcements kept coming in the front way, and every time I tried to make a move the other way, they'd all swarm me, and for whatever reason the controls get really stupid and hard to use properly when enemies get too close. When I got tired of that, I just went in through the back, took out the few people between there and the stuff, and let the remaining people battle it out with the cops while I just hauled ass out of there, using the auto shotgun on the two or three cops who were foolish enough to stand in my path.

[friendforafoe]

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

Well I was vague with my description to avoid spoiling the mission for people, but oh well.

I had originally tried sniping everyone I could, then coming in through the back (there's another hole in the fence to the right of where you start, and a ladder on the other side of the building from where you start) and taking everyone out from there. That usually still left me with full health and most of my armor. But then when the cops showed up, I tried taking cover and slowly blasting my way out, going back to the room with the stuff to refill my armor when needed... but that didn't work. Reinforcements kept coming in the front way, and every time I tried to make a move the other way, they'd all swarm me, and for whatever reason the controls get really stupid and hard to use properly when enemies get too close. When I got tired of that, I just went in through the back, took out the few people between there and the stuff, and let the remaining people battle it out with the cops while I just hauled ass out of there, using the auto shotgun on the two or three cops who were foolish enough to stand in my path.

After said mission I've now put my phone on sleep mode and I'm just walking around, buying clothes, exploring, and discovering stuff. That was one of those big "headache" missions. I needed a breather I promptly treated myself to a hotdog to cure me ... just like in real life

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by friendforafoe

I needed a breather I promptly treated myself to a hotdog to cure me ... just like in real life

So am I the only one who almost always beat up the poor hotdog guy everytime I buy one from him?

[TomAwesome]

Yes! He is the purveyor of sweet delicious meats and deserves our respect!

[friendforafoe]

I don't know what happened (My car may have been on fire and I didn't notice...i dunno), but one time i decided to run him over (hotdog stand and all) with my SUV and I was going pretty damn fast, I hit the stand, crushed him, and everything exploded and I died...wtf?!

[Naren]

Man, this game is pissing me the fuck off. I'm doing the "Undress To Kill" mission and I've tried it 4 times so far. There are like no places to hide inside the area. The last time, I used handgrenades and was able to kill most of the bodyguards and gangmembers, but when I tried to take cover, a guy came from in front of me, from behind me, and from the right of me and managed to kill me.

Sure, I could go do jobs for someone else, but this is seriously pissing me off.

In fact, this is one of the things about all of the GTA games that has always pissed me off. It's the reason why Vice City is the only GTA game that I've beaten all the way through.