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Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Darth_Invidious
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Jun '99
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Date Posted:
5/17 5:41am
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Sabre_11 posted:
MarcusP2 posted:
And Steve's Comet that I got from the races just disappeared from outside my Bohan house 
I kept that Comet too, but I moved mine to my Algonquin safehouse as soon as Roman bought it for us. Its undergone about 4 pay'n'spray jobs, evaded countless stars, and guided me through all but two Kiki dates (she said I was struggling when I picked her up in a Sabre GT! and was unimpressed at a Turismo...  )
Maybe some Bohan scumbag stole it while you were off commiting crimes?  Thats the excuse I'd go with. Makes it sound like it was planned rather than just a glitch 
Cars remain at their parking spaces if they're squarely parked within them and (though I'm not 100% sure) if you save your game within the safehouse after parking your car. If you abandon your fancy car mid mission and your game auto saves after completing it, well, good luck finding it. You'll definitely lose it forever if you re-start a failed mission after 1)failing it, 2) being busted or 3) getting yourself killed.
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Darth_Invidious
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Jun '99
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Date Posted:
5/17 5:50am
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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By the by, is there a particular trick to finding the random characters or do you have to go to a specific part of town at a specific time to meet them?
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MarcusP2
Title: Manager Emeritus
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Jul '04
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Date Posted:
5/17 7:14am
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Darth_Invidious posted:
Cars remain at their parking spaces if they're squarely parked within them and (though I'm not 100% sure) if you save your game within the safehouse after parking your car. If you abandon your fancy car mid mission and your game auto saves after completing it, well, good luck finding it. You'll definitely lose it forever if you re-start a failed mission after 1)failing it, 2) being busted or 3) getting yourself killed.
Yes, but the Comet had remained there for several reloads etc and then disappeared one day. Strange.
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Darth_Invidious
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Date Posted:
5/17 10:07am
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I lost mine (if we're talking about the car you "win" from Brucie and his pal after that first race) when doing the strip club mission. I beat the mission but got killed soon afterwards. I tried going back where I left the car but, naturally, it was long gone. I'll try to keep the one I got from Bernie/Florian as long as possible or even sell it if the price is good.
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jangoisadrunk
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Date Posted:
5/17 12:16pm
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I never use my personal cars for "work."
From an in-game standpoint, driving your fancy comet or infernus to "work" is asking for it to disappear forever.
From realistic standpoint, it just makes more sense to jack a random vehicle to commit crimes with. Then you can ditch it and get another random vehicle to help lose the cops.
Also (spoilers below)
You have to be careful with the random characters since their "missions" can cause your car to disappear.
I was driving in my comet to my first date with Kiki when Jeff the Cuckold called me to meet him in a nearby parking garage and then dump his freshly murdered wife's body. I wasn't thinking so I met him only to realize that it, not only forced me to stand Kiki up but forced me to drive another car, meaning my comet would go bye-bye.
I had to reload my last save and turn my phone off to go on the date with Kiki, then drive it back to Bohan and jack a random car to meet Jeff.
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Leto II
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Jan '00
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Date Posted:
5/17 8:01pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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5/17 8:28pm (2 edits total)
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There are quite a few brutal execution animations. Towards the end of the game, if you choose to kill Darko, Niko shoots him about 20 times in the legs and chest...it made me chuckle at how over-the-top it was.
I've had no problems with lack of anarchy on GTA's multiplayer, but Freeplay is essentially just deathmatch CQB. It's not at all fun, unless you're playing with friends.
Or else, dial GUN-555-0100. Keeps me in explosives and sniper rounds for whenever the urge to slaughter should strike. Which generally seems to be whenever I complete or fail a mission.
The fact that the pigeons make noise helps, but not as much as I'd like. There's one near the Perestroika Club, but I can't find it. I'm guessing it's sitting on the marquee, hidden from street-level view, but I haven't tried looking too hard, yet. All the free stuff (pigeons, guns, armor) is a lot harder to find this time around.
The only way to hunt pigeons properly is with an RPG. That's how dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's a damn fine way to spend a Saturday.
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Reynar_Tedros
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Date Posted:
5/17 8:55pm
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Niko has stolen a police car and has lost his wanted level after annihilating half a block, running over several pedestrians, and severely damaging a number of other vehicles who were unfortunate enough to be in his path.
He stops in the middle of a highway after he notices that his engine is on fire. Myriad cars pile up around his vehicle as he quickly opens the door and scrambles to safety. He finds security on the sidewalk and watches as the police car erupts into a miniature volcano, sending pedestrians flying and setting other cars ablaze. Soon, those vehicles follow suit, resulting in a total of seven beautiful explosions.
It is at this time that a single ambulance arrives. Niko decides that his work here is done as he steals a white and blue Voodoo from a helpless woman and drives off into the sunset, a grin spread across his face.
Damn, I love this game.
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Darth_Invidious
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Jun '99
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Date Posted:
5/18 10:30am
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So I had my second and final encounter with that loveable psycho, Eddie Low. Ah Eddie, you shoulda heeded the old adage of never bringing a knife into a gunfight (that or "dont bite off more than you can chew). He's a fast mutha, but just as I pulled out my SMG he upped and charged me. A point blank blast in the chest blew him away like 10 or so feet. I simply walked up to his carcass, grabbed his loose cash and drove away grinning from ear to ear.
Yup, this game is virtual crack and I love every second of it.
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AlrikFassbauer
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Date Posted:
5/18 11:18am
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*sneaks in*
Grand Admiral Auto !
*sneaks out*
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MarcusP2
Title: Manager Emeritus
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Date Posted:
5/19 1:07am
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Chase around Middle Park on Faggios FTW.
Also pulling a wheelie and driving directly into a jogger's face FTW.
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jangoisadrunk
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Date Posted:
5/19 11:24am
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When and where does Eddie Low appear?
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
5/19 12:17pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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I found Eddie Low in the alley across the street from AUTO-EROTICA. He's there from 11 PM to 4 AM. I threw a gasoline bomb at that freak -- great to watch him burn.
While trying to get a car with Brucie for the street race, I started running across the street to jack one, and he was behind me. Next thing I hear is a loud truck honk, and I see my boy Brucie face down on the ground under a truck in his own blood. The truck eventually rolls over him, and I see he had dropped some cash.
I gladly took the cash. Then I took out my cell phone camera, and took a picture of him dead.
Has anyone bought custom ringtones for their cells yet? Head over to TW@, and hit the VIP Ringtones site, for the low, low price of $100 a pop. I'm rocking the "Lesbian" ringtone with the "sexy" phone theme. It's hilarious every time it goes off, especially in multiplayer.
(Though I ALMOST went with the "Flatline" ringtone -- it reminded me of Crank.)
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jangoisadrunk
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Date Posted:
5/19 1:39pm
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So Eddie Low is pretty close to the Algonquin safe house, or near another Auto-Erotica?
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Darth_Invidious
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Date Posted:
5/20 2:56am
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Both encounters with Eddie Low occur on Alderney. I first found him right after dispatching Derrick's "pal" near the cliffs, skulking near an alley somwhat close to your Alderney safehouse. I didn't look at the time but I figure you stumble upon him at the time's he's hunting (between 10:00PM and 4:00AM). Your second encounter is in the Berchem section of Alderney, near the Autoerotica, at around the same time.
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jangoisadrunk
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Date Posted:
5/20 11:47am
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See, my first encounter was near Autoerotic (Thanks, Leto II.). That suggests that the second one will be near the Alderney safehouse.
Are there only two missions for Eddie Low? Something else I read seemed to suggest that there are 3.
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