Grand Theft Auto IV

[bry422]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

I picked up the complete edition this past weekend. This is pretty much my first go-around with a GTA game. I know, I know. Anyway, so far so good. A few questions....

How do I tell the difference between a side mission and a main story mission?

Should I be frustrated by many of the cars already? Keep in mind that I'm only 12% complete, according to the stats, but any mission where I need to chase someone is a complete disaster. I lose them a lot and need to start over. Am I picking terrible vehicles, or do I just need to spend more time practicing my driving?

[Mr5000]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Well I remember getting 100% in that game (until it froze as I was saving it right after I got it, corrupting my data) so I must've gotten 100%. I don't remember what it means to get all of those before that mission though.

What it meant was not having to go back to St.Marks only to die violently after your car blew up from a couple of shotgun blasts from some pissed off mafioso.

[Jeffx]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Am I picking terrible vehicles, or do I just need to spend more time practicing my driving?

Both. Takes a little while getting used to GTA IV's driving mechanics. It's a lot different from the PS2 GTAs.

[BlueNGold]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

I picked up the complete edition this past weekend. This is pretty much my first go-around with a GTA game. I know, I know. Anyway, so far so good. A few questions....

How do I tell the difference between a side mission and a main story mission?

Should I be frustrated by many of the cars already? Keep in mind that I'm only 12% complete, according to the stats, but any mission where I need to chase someone is a complete disaster. I lose them a lot and need to start over. Am I picking terrible vehicles, or do I just need to spend more time practicing my driving?

Main story missions will be the ones with the big letters on the map. Like if you're doing a story mission for Roman, there will be a big R on the map.

[ProfessaPackMan]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Dammit everytime I see this thread bumped to the top, I keep thinking someone's posting news on GTA V

[canes21]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Dammit everytime I see this thread bumped to the top, I keep thinking someone's posting news on GTA V

If you want news, Rockstar has purchased some domain names for websites that have a GTA flavor to them...

[BlueNGold]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

If you want news, Rockstar has purchased some domain names for websites that have a GTA flavor to them...

Like? <url>

[Blzer]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Dammit everytime I see this thread bumped to the top, I keep thinking someone's posting news on GTA V

Why? It'll be big enough to have its own thread with an appropriate title.

[canes21]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Like? <url>

dontpayyourmortgage.net

and I think three others. A google search should bring up multiple links for it. I think kotaku was the first to report it.

[pietasterp]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

I can't 100% GTAIV (!!!)...there's a glitch in my game where it won't acknowledge that I'm trying to get a car for Stevie...I know it's the right car (the Super GT parked outside the 69 exchange...there's only one, and it's always there), but whenever I get into it, I never get the message that says "This is one of Stevie's cars" or whatever, so I basically can't pursue that aspect of the game. Mildly irritating...anyone else have this happen to them?

Anyway, I wasn't going to 100% the game anyway (no way I'm hunting for 100 damn pigeons LOL), but it's annoying that the game just won't let me do Stevie's car thefts...

[Blzer]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Who's Stevie? You mean Brucie?

[Jeffx]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Who's Stevie? You mean Brucie?

Brucie puts you in contact with Stevie. He's the one you get the cars for.

[pietasterp]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Who's Stevie? You mean Brucie?

Spoiler

After you beat one of (?all) Brucie's missions, you get a text from his friend "Stevie" (the guy whose Porsche you borrow to win that first race w/ Brucie) with a photo of a car he wants you to steal for him. You're supposed to be able to steal the cars whenever you want and take them back to Stevie's garage in Brooklyn (sorry...Bohan), but when I get into the car - which I know 100% is the right one - the game doesn't trigger the notification that I'm in one of Stevie's requested cars and therefore won't open the garage...I've tried everything. I think my game is irreparably glitched.

[Jeffx]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

I can't 100% GTAIV (!!!)...there's a glitch in my game where it won't acknowledge that I'm trying to get a car for Stevie...I know it's the right car (the Super GT parked outside the 69 exchange...there's only one, and it's always there), but whenever I get into it, I never get the message that says "This is one of Stevie's cars" or whatever, so I basically can't pursue that aspect of the game. Mildly irritating...anyone else have this happen to them?

That's weird, never heard of that. You sure you're in the right spot? Check out this link;

http://gamewiki.net/Grand_Theft_Auto...Vehicle_Thefts

[pietasterp]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

That's weird, never heard of that. You sure you're in the right spot? Check out this link;

http://gamewiki.net/Grand_Theft_Auto...Vehicle_Thefts

Thanks for the link. I've double- and triple-checked against multiple references, and I'm definitely in the right car....it just never triggers the message that I'm in one of Stevie's cars. Hunting around the internet, I have found a few isolated other similar complaints, but no answers. Sounds like a really rare glitch (I stashed the GT the first time...maybe that screwed things up? But going back and getting the stashed car doesn't trigger the garage icon either...) which I am just an unfortunate victim of.

Oh well...on an unrelated note, I'm 50-50 on whether to bother with the 2 expansion packs (Lost & Damned, Ballad of Gay Tony) that are now selling as a single package in stores for fairly cheap. Any thoughts?