Thursday, December 25, 2014

GTA 5 tips with map

Hi!

I traded in PS3 and bought PS4. It came bundled with GTA 5, which still sells for a high price despite the original release on 17 September 2013. Well, might as well enjoy it with updated graphics. And I have to mention that they did a fantastic work. I'm really enjoying the updated car handling, no doubt trial and error improved from feedback. It's not there yet, because some cars burn-out before speed catches up with in-fed acceleration, and some cars handle turning really poorly still, and others glide over tarmac with no grip. That shouldn't be physically possible, because car has a lot of weight which can't overcome gravity and friction that easily.

Nevertheless, here are some cherry-picked tips from me. As always, I will update this post if I discover something exciting. All included techniques have been personally tested by me, but I do not claim to be the author. I've read several guides provided by others and I have looked at maps by other people, but I give my interpretation.

First thing I would like to mention is that I find earning money in GTA 5 to be an extremely limited activity. Now, this goes for the single player or the story mode of the game. GTA online can be considered a different game as far as gameplay is concerned. Other people suggest just doing the main missions to get cash, but that doesn't satisfy me. GTA San Andreas was the last game I gave a serious dedication to, and it included vigilante missions, paramedic and fire-fighter, which were always a quick cash-grab to buy more ammo and let the bullets fly. Alternately, it was possible to travel to the third city and pick-up mini-gun quite early in the game. Aside from the possibility to point a gun at a store clerk to get quick buck, I'm yet to find something to fill this section with.
Here we go, a nice quick video. Nice to see like-minded individuals.

Ok, I present the in-game map. It's just a screen-shot I took of the map screen. The modified map features some interesting finds that are free to be picked up or exploited by player. The two tunnel locations are a handy way to lose the annoying police chopper. Just do your best to not let the other cops follow you into the tunnels. To get to chopper location, use hospital stairs. Helicopters appear randomly, and on PS3 it seemed like they spawned even less-frequently. Other markers should be self-explanatory. I have screen-shots of armor 1, armor 2 and armor 7. Yes, it's not seen on map, but parking lot, armor 1 and armor 7 create a triangle. Find it by mini-map from screen-shot.