[::maroma::]

Its quiet in here today.

I finally found my first pigeon last night. I actually didn't technically find it, as it was shown to me by a cleverly placed camera angle at the end of a Little Jacob job. 99 more flying rats to go!

[Dakar the Fourth]

I didn't get a chance to play last night. Judging from my friends list, a few others didn't either.

[klb5090]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

Its quiet in here today.

I finally found my first pigeon last night. I actually didn't technically find it, as it was shown to me by a cleverly placed camera angle at the end of a Little Jacob job. 99 more flying rats to go!

If only it was that easy... more like 199 more flying rats to go.
The 3 i've found have been on complete accident too, if your near one you can hear it too.

[klb5090]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I didn't get a chance to play last night. Judging from my friends list, a few others didn't either.

Yea i haven't played in a few days, tomorrow morning marks the official end of this semester with my last final so once i arrive home it should be GTA filled (anyone else still on for some multi tomorrow night?)

[sek929]

I've shot 4 or something, I'm happy about the 5 stunt jumps I've completed though.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I've shot somewhere around 4, and 3 of them were found thanks to missions.

I do have like 8 or 9 stunt jumps completed.

[::maroma::]

Originally Posted by klb5090 

If only it was that easy... more like 199 more flying rats to go.
The 3 i've found have been on complete accident too, if your near one you can hear it too.

Oh yeah, there are 200 total. Damn!

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by klb5090 

If your near one you can hear it too.

The range isn't good enough though (nor the volume)... With all the ambient sounds of the city, you could be a car length from one and not hear it.

And as far as I can tell, if you run by it quickly, you won't hear it either.

[klb5090]

i think i'm right around 11 stunt jumps. Correct me if i'm wrong but there's 50? I plan on take a story break for a while and finishing off some side stuff before i move along, i'm right at 52.xx% right now.

[sek929]

Yep, 50 jumps.

I miss the GTA 3 way of stunts jumps. You get paid for every jump and the amount increases by 5Gs at first and then eventually 10 extra Gs per jump. Vice City did this too, but the amount of money you made from stunt jumps was negligible.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Chalk that up to the realism they're trying to portray.

So, how far are you guys willing to before resorting to guides for doing the jumps and pigeons, if at all?

Oh, and biggest change I'd like to see: Mark whenever you find something on your map. Pigeons, weapons, jumps. Hell, with the jumps they should mark it if you find it, then cross it off once its completed.

And it wouldn't hurt if they told you how many jumps and pigeons there were per island. I just don't see how they expect people to do this without cheating eventually.

[klb5090]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Chalk that up to the realism they're trying to portray.

So, how far are you guys willing to before resorting to guides for doing the jumps and pigeons, if at all?

Oh, and biggest change I'd like to see: Mark whenever you find something on your map. Pigeons, weapons, jumps. Hell, with the jumps they should mark it if you find it, then cross it off once its completed.

And it wouldn't hurt if they told you how many jumps and pigeons there were per island. I just don't see how they expect people to do this without cheating eventually.

I think the jumps i'll try to handle on my own, its always been a favorite 'extra' in the games for me but the pigeons are just going to be close to impossible to find, i know eventually when i'm trying to find them all i'll be using a guide at some point, I think this will be the first time in a GTA game i'm trying for 100% the closest i ever got was in GTA III i had 92 or so.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I have an urge to load up my other games to see both my % and time played
I imagine Vice CIty is probably near the top for %, III for time.

[klb5090]

i booted up GTAIII a few days after getting IV and wow was it a shock, You don't realize how far the series has come until you drive around in III (or VC/SA)

[jokell82]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

So, how far are you guys willing to before resorting to guides for doing the jumps and pigeons, if at all?

I don't really see finding these things as any great accomplishment, since to find all of them it'd be so tedious and boring. I've already looked up stunt jump locations just for fun, and if I do get the urge to go on a pigeon killing spree I'll look those up too.

I did find a stunt jump on accident the other day, while fleeing a 3 star rating from the cops. I took a couple of them down and got away with their car. Started heading down the road and noticed a ramp. Took off and the slo-mo was awesome, I had a trail of 4 cop cars doing the same jump with me!

[::maroma::]

I have already decided to do as much as I possibly can before resorting to walkthroughs/cheats. But I do imagine that the whole pigeon thing is going to drive me crazy. Unless there are some places where there are a bunch of pigeons in one area, like in a park being fed by a kind old lady. In which case I would then throw a molitov cocktail and take em all out, kind old lady be damned.

[jokell82]

Oh just to add, that's all I've looked up in guides so far. I'm trying to get through the story without any kind of help.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I've got to say, stunt jumps are real helpful way to evade stars.

But I find the pigeons are really lame this time round, especially with the new subtle glow.

[sek929]

I'll cheat for pigeons, but I think I can manage to find all the jumps myself.

 

Right now I'm trying to nail Packie's sister, Kate, but MAN is she a prude. First off I have only been able to bring her eating since she doesn't like bowling, comedy clubs, cabaret shows, etc... Secondly you have to drive SOOOOOO slow when you pick her up, even just slightly over the speed of cars on the highway will make her exclaim that she's not the type of girl to get impressed with fast drivers. I figure since she's all into god and whatnot I'm going to have to get her up to 100% fondness before I slip her my tubesteak. Which means lots more 10 minute drives to boring activities.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I've turned my cell off and am just free roaming, I've located 4 more pigeons, and I accidentally killed one