Secrets of Grand Theft Auto IV. Secrets of GTA 4 secret cars

Quite a long time has passed, players still manage to find in it a bunch of different secrets and references to previous parts (Easter eggs). Some are designed to punch the gamer into a mean nostalgic tear for the old days, while others help to complete the game in a shorter time. In our article we will analyze the most famous secrets in GTA 4, and also give some recommendations on how to use them.

How do I stop a taxi for a trip?

Many gamers perceive a taxi in "GTA 4" exclusively as a car that can be stolen and get to your destination. However, this type of transport also has a very practical purpose. If the taxi is stuck in a traffic jam, you can walk to the passenger door (provided there is no other person inside) and get into the back seat. After that, a board will appear in front of you, with the help of which you can choose a place for a trip - a very interesting and easy way to get around, but the secret is not at all in its presence.

Few people know, but a taxi can be stopped not only by shooting. "GTA 4" provides gamers with the possibility of stopping vehicles using a special signal to the driver. To do this, you need to stand on the sidewalk, wait for a yellow car to appear on the horizon, and then press the L1 (for consoles) or E (for personal computers) button, looking in the direction of traffic. After that Niko will automatically stop the moving car and you can easily reach your destination.

If you can't see a single taxi in your area, you can call one using your mobile phone. To reach it, press the up key on your keyboard. Your mobile device will appear on the screen, with which you can order a car. Almost every gamer who has played GTA knows about this. However, this service is usually simply forgotten towards the end of the game. And very much in vain! Indeed, at one of the moments you will have the opportunity to call a real limousine and feel like a rich man.

Skip Taxi Trips and Mission Starts

Did you know that in Grand Theft Auto IV you can skip a boring taxi ride and be there in seconds? Perhaps at the very beginning of the passage, watching how you are delivered to your destination, stopping at all traffic lights, is a very interesting activity, but towards the end of the game this action is noticeably annoying. To skip it, you can use the keyboard shortcut by holding down the space bar for a few seconds. After that, you will instantly find yourself at your destination, and the game will rewind the time several hours ahead.

A similar secret can be used during boring missions. Sometimes it happens that it is impossible to complete the task the first time, as a result of which the main character ends up in a hospital or police station. Returning to the mission again, you can skip not only boring dialogues of characters, but also transport trips. For example, you need to pick up your friend on a mission, after which a shootout with the police will begin. If you go through this task for the second time, then the part where you go for the assistant can be skipped by pressing the spacebar at the right time. After that, you will immediately find yourself at the scene of the shootout and start the mission from almost the same place where you failed it last time.

How to quickly get away from the police?

There are several ways to get away from the police in GTA IV, but only one of them is as fast as possible. If you happen to run away from the law enforcement officers, you can turn on the map and determine the area in which they will look for you in case of loss. Most gamers just look at the radar and drive in an unknown direction, meeting more and more patrols on their way. However, if you estimate the search area in advance by pressing the M key, you can find the ideal route for yourself that takes you out of the blinking area. This method is especially relevant if you are being pursued from the air.

However, gamers should understand that if another patrol car spots you along the way, the pursuit area will change. Therefore, you should avoid such collisions, using narrow streets, dirt road, dried city canals to move - all those places where you will definitely not meet another patrol. You can even take a shortcut by jumping off a springboard in your car - just don't roll over! Once you are in the safe zone, your wanted level will drop pretty quickly and you can return to the area where you almost got caught.

Police call

Not everyone knows about this secret in GTA 4. If you manage to steal a police car, then you can call for reinforcements when you are in trouble. To do this, sit on the passenger seat of the car, press the E key or the L1 button, and then select the "Call For Backup" item in the menu that appears. A few minutes later, several police cars with operatives will arrive at the place of the call, each of which will fight on your side until you shoot someone.

Such a secret can be used not only for defensive purposes, but also for offensive purposes. For example, in one of the missions you need to raise your wanted level. The easiest way to do this is by killing a police officer. Finding a lawyer, however, can be tricky. However, if you have a police car at hand, then this task is simplified several times. However, keep in mind the fact that you will not be able to call for reinforcements while on the wanted list. In addition, as soon as you kill one of the cops, the remaining operatives will open fire on you.

How to get an easy headshot?

Let's give a little advice on passing "GTA 4" to our readers who use a console with a joystick as a platform for the game. If you want to make fast and accurate shots, then just press the Auto-Aim button, then select the part of the body you want to hit with the stick. After that, while aiming, it will be enough to only slightly move the stick - Niko will aim at the enemy's head himself.

As for those gamers who use a personal computer as a gaming platform, Rockstar (the developer company) did not provide such an opportunity for auto-aiming. However, PC owners have one huge privilege - modifications. With their help, you can install third-party programs in the game folder, which not only expand the gameplay capabilities, but also improve the graphical component of GTA 4. Mods for calling firefighters or ambulances, changing the textures of cars and weapons, fixing various bugs and shortcomings - this is not a complete list of what can be downloaded and installed in addition to the original game.

If you want to hit only the head, using the keyboard and mouse for the game, then it will be enough to go to the site with mods and download the plugin, which is intended for this. Detailed installation instructions usually come with the file. However, download such programs only from trusted sources, because they often contain various viruses that harm your computer or even send your personal data to third parties.

A way to restore health in a mission

We continue to study the secrets in "GTA 4", which will help a novice gamer complete the game. If you cannot complete any mission related to a shootout due to the eternal lack of health, then you can use a little trick that will allow you to restore your HP as many times as you want. Just exit the mission area and head to the hot dog spot. Delicious and satisfying food will restore your strength and you can return to the firefight with full health.

This technique can be used an unlimited number of times. This will be most relevant in those missions where the gamer is experiencing a serious shortage of first aid kits. However, what if you can't find a hot dog kiosk nearby? Just take out your mobile phone and go to your place of residence. To the right of the entrance there will be a small counter where you can restore your strength. After that, just get into another taxi and go back to the mission.

Quick receipt of money

Money in GTA 4 has always been a big problem for gamers. It is quite difficult to earn them naturally, but there are many options where you can invest several thousand dollars. So how do you make money in GTA as quickly as possible? To do this, you can take advantage of a small bug using the algorithm described below.

1. We find an ATM and create a traffic jam near it.
2. We are waiting for someone from the NPC to want to withdraw money and let him inside.
3. We are waiting for the withdrawal of funds from a passer-by and kill him in any way.
4. We take the money and close the trap.

After that, an ambulance will definitely drive up to the crime scene, but the nurses will not be able to get inside and will stand near the cars. We run back a short distance, after which we return to the ATM and see that the NPC is alive again. We kill him again, take the money and repeat the procedure. In this way, you can earn quite large sums until the police notice you.

Parking lots to save cars

Have you thought about what tips the developers left for gamers in GTA 4? At the beginning of the game, we are presented with the opportunity to save one car in a parking lot called Residents Parking Only. In fact, even two vehicles can be put on it, if their dimensions allow it - this is not the secret. As you progress through the game, gamers can also buy new real estate and put cars on it, but few people think that to save vehicles it is not at all necessary to buy property or use the parking lot, which is located directly in front of your house. Scattered throughout the city are places marked with the words "Residents Parking Only". In such parking lots, you can leave any motorcycle or car, and then return for transport after a certain time - it will be fine. Therefore, explore the city to collect your own fleet of rare cars.

References to previous parts

Now you know a little more about the secrets in GTA 4. All of them will help you in passing the game, however there is also a huge set of different Easter eggs that the developers have left all over Liberty City. Some of them remain unexplored to this day, so carefully explore the city for interesting objects and inscriptions. For example, you can try to find something from the following list.

1. Heart of the statue of liberty. If you get a helicopter and fly towards the island of happiness, then sooner or later you will reach the Statue of Liberty. We jump out in such a way to get to the upper level, after which you need to find the door with the inscription "There is no hidden content here." We go inside and find ourselves in a room with a heart, which is chained on all sides with chains. When fired at the "internal organ", even traces of blood appear.
2. Clack Norris album. If you go to Bohan's apartment, be sure to take a sniper rifle with you in order to take a closer look at the small objects that are inside. There are a bunch of different discs on the floor, among which you can find an album from the famous rapper from Los Santos OG Lock "a. Players know him from GTA San Andreas, but the real easter egg is that this album is a reference to the work of the famous rapper Eazy- E.
3. Phrases from Saint "s Row. For a long time, GTA and Sain" s Row competed among themselves for the attention of fans, so it is not at all surprising that in the fourth part of GTA you can find many references to a competing product. In most cases, these are phrases that can be found during the passage of the storyline (including in the finale of GTA 4): "I" sa Cunt "or" See more funny. "Perhaps in this way Rockstar wanted to show their confidence in that their product will outperform the competition.

And this is not all the easter eggs that can be found in the game. Many gamers are aware of how the developers love to insert the number 69 wherever possible (a reference to the famous pose). Gamers from all over the world post hundreds of different screenshots from Grand Theft Auto IV, which depict this number in the names of streets, organizations or food. Maybe you should look too?

Video clip and conclusion

We hope our article helped you find out more interesting Easter eggs and secrets in GTA 4. If this information seemed not enough to you, then be sure to watch a short video, the author of which talks about many interesting nuances that have migrated into the game from the previous parts. If you are a fan of this series, then by all means remember most of these points. We wish you a pleasant game!

* Taxi stop.

To stop a taxi, Niko must stand by the side of the road, preferably on the sidewalk. When you see a taxi, click L1... Niko will automatically stop the car. If you can't see a single taxi, you can order it using your mobile phone. Moreover, at some point Niko will be able to call a limousine.

* Fast travel by taxi.

In order not to go through the whole city yourself, call a taxi. It will take you to the starting point of the mission, shop, home, or any point you have marked. You can skip the taxi ride, allowing you to be on the other side of the city in about ten seconds. The same can be done in a mission.

* Leaving the police.

When you run away from the police, they only look for you in a certain area. However, if you manage to get away from the chase, and then another police officer spots you, the search area will change. This can be used to your own advantage by moving slightly out of the area marked on the radar. After about five to ten seconds, it will be over.

* Call for help.

Steal a police car and when in trouble press L1 sitting in a stationary car. Select "Call For Backup" and in a few minutes you will have a couple of cars full of cops who will fight by your side until you shoot someone.

* Easy headshot.

It is sometimes very difficult to hit the enemy in the head, but in the game it is sometimes necessary. With a little practice, you can easily get in the head using the method described below. Click the button to be able to aim at different areas of the body with the right analog stick. Move the stick slightly while shooting. So you will hit the head and chest of the enemy, killing him immediately.

* Restoration of health in the mission.

If your health is low and you can't find a first aid kit, you can leave the mission area and go to Cluckin "Bell, to the hot dog kiosk, etc. for a snack. This technique works effectively in missions where the first aid kits Problems. Note. You can get to these places by taxi.

* Drive past the checkpoints.

Use the car of one of the city services, turn on the sirens, and drive (at any speed). The caretaker will open the gate without you having to pay $ 5.

* $ 100 for all mobile phone ringtones and themes.

After you get your phone from Playboy X, head to the nearest internet cafe. Buy all ringtones and themes from the site. Step out of your computer and notice that you only spent $ 100 on all the tunes and themes.

* Fire truck water cannon shooting.

Steal a fire truck. To water pedestrians with his water cannon, press the button while driving.

* Help for a broken car.

If the car breaks down and you cannot start it, dial 911 ... The engine should start again.

* Playful phone calls

Look for phone numbers on graffiti or subway advertisements. Call them if you want to hear a joking telephone conversation.

* Easy getting money.

Find an ATM and create a traffic jam in that area. Wait for someone to withdraw money from the ATM and kill him. Block all nearby roads so that an ambulance cannot drive up to the victim. Pick up the dropped out money and run away from the body for a short distance. When you return, money should reappear on earth. You can repeat this action as many times as you like. To increase the amount of money that appears, you can kill several people.

* Happiness Island: Heart of the Statue Of Happiness or The Heart of Liberty City.

Get the chance to travel to Happiness Island, find Helicopter Tours east of Happiness Island, and hijack a helicopter. Fly to Happiness Island. Flying over the statue, jump out of the helicopter and try to land at its feet at the topmost level, where there is a square platform with a door in the center of each side. Run along the platform until you see a door that says "No Hidden Content Here". This door will not open, but you can just walk through it. Enter the door and find an empty room with a high staircase. Climb it and look up. There you will see a huge beating heart held in place by chains.

* Helicopter "Annihilator".

Kill all 200 pigeons and receive the rocket-armed Annihilator.

* Armored car "Rastah Color Huntley SUV".

Complete 10 Package Delivery missions.

* Bowling: light strokes.

Select the first track (the leftmost). Take two full steps to the left. Tilt the analog stick handle down, then up for half a second. Don't add anything to the cast.

* Calling emergency vehicles.

Dial 911 on your mobile. In the voice menu that opens, select " 1 "to call the police," 2 "to call firefighters or" 3 "to call an ambulance." When the desired car arrives at the "accident site", the crew will run out and you will have a convenient opportunity for theft.

* Take a taxi.

If there is already a passenger in the taxi, do not hesitate, open the door and throw him out into the street. Now the taxi will go wherever you say.

* Shooting from a water cannon.

Steal a fire truck. Press the button " Fire"to water pedestrians with a cannon.

* Standing on the truck.

At the moment of jumping onto the truck, press " Bounce"and Niko will stay at the top. But this does not always work, sometimes he falls down and loses a little health.

* Saving cars in parking lots.

At the beginning of the game, you can only store two cars in the "Residents Parking Only" parking lot in front of the house. But the city is full of the same parking lots with the "Residents Parking Only" sign and at each of them you can leave your car, even if you have not bought a living space there.

In front of your first house there is a small parking lot marked with the "Residents Parking Only" sign, where you can leave your cars so that they do not disappear. It is not necessary to park the cars according to the markings. If you put the machines as compactly as possible, then another one will fit.

* Algonquin: Quoted from Ricky Gervais.

Take a friend like Packie or Jacob to the Split Sides Comedy Club in Star Junction for a virtual stand-up Ricky Gervais.

* Happiness Island: New clothes.

The secret T-shirt of the Isles of Happiness is hidden at the highest point of the statue's pedestal, which can be reached "on its own". It looks like a glowing red rectangle. When you pick it up, Niko will change immediately. It turns out to be a blue sailor suit. On the chest there is a statue and the beginning of the phrase "Happiness is ..." and on the back the ending: "... land".

* Quote from Hillary Clinton.

"Statue of Happiness" is actually none other than Hillary Clinton. She holds in her hand a steaming latte and a tablet on which her name is easy to read.

* Firing from behind cover and while driving.

When shooting, the general rule is to hold down the fire button ( RT or LB). If you are behind cover or shooting from a car, this will cause Niko to lean out a little and take aim. If you press and release the button too quickly, Roman may pop out, but not have time to fire. This is especially true for car shooting. It may seem strange for those who are accustomed to shooting in short bursts in all games, but while driving it is better to hold down the button " Fire"and spray the enemy with bullets.

* Ways to get away from the police.

When the police are chasing you (pursuit level 1 star or higher), you need to get outside the blinking circle on the radar to reduce the pursuit rate. If you have one star, then probably 1-2 cars or a handful of patrolmen have followed you. It is easy to escape from them, rushing straight to the border. If you have two stars, then there will be more cops and it will be much more difficult to escape. Here it is better to use the skills of "creative" driving, to run away in tight places or jump where the police will not follow you. Three stars are given for killing a police officer and it is better not to do this. With three stars, a helicopter starts chasing you and you can't hide from it, except to shoot it down with a grenade launcher. Also, watch out for the red and blue circles on the radar during the chase, they represent police cars. When you are being chased, cops from all over the city begin to move in your direction. Obviously, the fewer the pursuers, the easier it is to get away from the pursuit, so dodge encounters with patrol cars that are not yet involved in the pursuit. The circle switches to the nearest cop who can see you at the moment, so you get into the radius of the cop's circle if you drove next to him and he saw you. Let's give an example. Several cars chased after Niko, but he managed to quickly go beyond their radius. But right in his path, more cops appeared who were pulling up to the place of the chase. He stopped in front of them. Despite the fact that police cars were approaching from both sides, in this case he managed to go beyond the radius of all police cars and the level of pursuit dropped to zero.

* Ladders.

It may seem to some that this is stupid advice, but still ... It is faster to move up the stairs on foot. Niko's animation going down the stairs is a little slower, so it's easier to jump through the stairwells from the top landing to the bottom landing. Reception also works in the "up" direction on not too long spans.

* Relationships with the opposite sex.

In Grand Theft Auto 4, you can go on dates with girls again. There are 5 girls in the game in total.

Michelle

Acquisition: Automatically according to the plot.
Likes: Diner at your first apartment.

Kate

Acquisition: Automatically while completing Packie missions.
Likes: Kate is a simple girl who is easy to impress. She is known to love Drusilla.

Kiki

Receiving: You can get acquainted with her on love-meet.net, if you go under the nickname LAWCHICK.
Loves:
* Kiki loves comedy club and fancy cars.
* Dedicated Service: In certain situations, Kiki may cancel the phone harassment of the police.
* Dislikes expensive clothes, bars and restaurants

Carmen

Receiving: You can meet her on love-meet.net, if you go under the nickname Sobohoe.
Loves:
* Special Service: Carmen can heal over the phone.
* Dress her up in the latest fashions and take her to the club in an expensive car. This will give + 12% to relations.

Alexandra Chilton is a socialite and fashionista.

Acquisition: You can meet her on love-meet.net, if you go under the nickname Liberated Woman. He maintains his blog (liberatedwoman.blogsnobs.org), where he comments on all his meetings and dates. You can call her from 06:00 to 02:00.
Loves:
* Alexandra loves likes, cabaret, Comedy club and trendy cars: Cognoscenti, Huntley, Infernus, Stretch and Turismo. Better not to use cars: Bobcat, Dukes, Emperor, Pony and Willard.
* Dress her up in the latest fashion (clothes only from "Perseus") and take her to the club in an expensive car. This will give a 50% discount in all clothing stores 24 hours after calling.

* Possibilities of multiplayer games.

Racing modes

Race mode allows participants to race from point A to point B in cars, boats and helicopters. Race mode options include Free Race (between two points), Canonball Run (race across checkpoints), and GTA Race (weapon racing).

Command Modes

Team Deathmatch
Battles from 2 to 8 teams, the remaining team gets the money of all the losers.

Team Mafia Work
Emphasis on completing tasks, such as escorting a character or stealing a car. The team with the most missions wins. Of course, teams can attack one another while the online scenario is running.

Team car jack city
Another mode for 2-8 teams, where participants are invited to steal marked cars that appear on the streets. The winner is the team that delivered more cars and in better safety.

Of course, no GTA game
can do without Easter eggs and secrets. We are going to talk about them today.
But if you don't want to know something extra, unravel the secrets of GTA
4 ahead of time and possibly spoil your enjoyment of the game, then
do not read this article! Well, for everyone else, we start!

In the Meat Quarter, on the road that runs parallel to the bowling alley (Hematite st & Union Drive West), there is a building called the Minster Meat Marker.

On one wall of this building, there are small advertisements for various fictional "meat" groups.

One of these brands is called C.J.Dee's (Beef). Perhaps some GTA 2 players remember how this C.J.Dee was advertised for radium. Later this name was given to a diner selling hamburgers, and then it was renamed Burger Shot.

CJDee's name is a hidden joke on British gamers. CJD stands for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or Mad Cow Disease. In the radio advertisements for GTA 2, they say that after eating such meat, you can lose your mind.

Stop shooting already!

Immediately after completing the "Trespass" mission for Phil Bell, head back to the Sprunk Factory. Find the place where you first jumped over the roof. Now there will be windows. Shoot them and you will receive an SMS with the texts "Okay, that" s it! You "re done!", "Okay, let" s bounce! "And" Pleeeeeease leeeeeeave! "

Linden Apple

Go to [email protected] Internet Cafe. Go to the Internet and enter the url in the address bar: www.fruitcomputers.com.

Rest in peace

After you kill all the drug dealers in the mission "Shadow" of the character Little Jacob, go back where you came from. On the wall, right in front of the stairs, you will find graffiti with the names of characters from previous games in the GTA series. There are Claude from GTA 3, Tommy from Vice City, Carl from San Andreas, Tony Cipriani from Liberty City Stories and Victor Vance from Vice City Stories. It says something like "Victor - never forget you / always remember you brother", "rest in peace Claude", "rest in peace Toni", "remember Tommy, you are still my hero", "Carl , I love you "," rest in peace Vic "and so on.

The beating heart of Liberty City

Fly a helicopter to the statue of happiness. Jump off the helicopter to enter a large area with doors. At one of the four doors you will find blood and the inscription "No hidden content through here". This "door" is not really real. So go through it and find a ladder. Climb it and you will see the beating heart of the city. If you start shooting at him, then blood will flow from him.

Clothes from GTA 3

First kill playboy x, and then you will be given his money and his apartment. Go to the apartment and find a closet with clothes there. Start changing clothes and you will find Claude's outfit from GTA 3.

Artificial pleasure

Many people remember the huge purple rubber dildo from GTA San Andreas, which you could give your girlfriend.

Perhaps he did not like him so much that she threw him out! You can find it in some of the trash cans in GTA 4. At least when you complete the Trespass mission, you will find it to the left of the building, in a pile of trash next to the door.

Hot shop

Leaving the safehouse on the first island, immediately turn right and walk along the street. As soon as you reach the intersection, turn right again. The second store on the right will be called "Hot Coffee Shop". This is a link to the "Hot Coffee" modification scandal for GTA San Andreas.

Heroes from the past

If you happen to visit the corner of Hooper Street and Dukes Boulevard, you will see a graffiti wall. If you take a closer look, you will see famous characters such as El Burro, Misty and Kengo. If you have vision problems, then you can surely see the big words "VICE SQUAD". Also on this wall are images of helicopters from the covers of Vice City.

TV star

Sometimes the show "I" m Rich "is shown on TV. After it ends, another episode of it will be shown. But it will be different. Take a closer look at it and you will hear the words of the announcer" you "r life will be as exciting as a soda commercial" ... When he says them, you will be shown a glimpse of CJ from GTA San Andreas flying on a parachute.

Hilary statue

Buy a sniper rifle first. Then find a helicopter and fly to the island of happiness. Land next to the statue and look at its face through the sniper scope. You can clearly identify that this is the face of Hillary Clinton. If you look closely, you will see that she is holding a cup of coffee in her hand.

Fan of Manhunt

Often in passing Bobcat driving, you can see a skinhead dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and wearing suspenders. Get him out of the car and kill him to get a good look.

Look at his left bicep through a sniper rifle and you'll see the Piggsy boss tattoo from the Manhunt game.

Chicken Chuck Norris

We already mentioned the book "Madness and Blasphermy The Do" s and Dont "s" in the Easter egg "Three Hundred Spartans in GTA 4". But if you look closely, you will find a book written by the author Nuck Chorris. This is a clear reference to Chuck Norris.

Also at Cluckin "Bell you will find posters of a man with a chicken head in a fighting stance. Below it is the inscription" Cluck Norris Toy with every meal. "

One-stop solution

V [email protected] Internet Cafe you will find a copier. Look at his screen and you will see "ERROR" and the "Unleash Ninja Guru" directive.

Brains Packie

When running with Packie, try to get the camera into his head. Inside you will see a box with a picture of brains.

This was done because Packie is far from the smartest guy.

This helicopter can crash

Become a good friend of Bruce to receive a bonus. Then you will be taken by helicopter wherever you want. Call Bruce and make an appointment with him. Enter the helicopter and choose your flight location. Make sure the camera is inside the helicopter so that you can look around. Look to the right and see the note "this helicopter might crash, but we really don" t care if it does, please refer to flight manual for help ". driving ").

Real radio

Tuff Gong radio station is a real record label. If you look at Bob Marley's Legend disc, you will see the same name Tuff Gong.

GetaLife

One of the largest buildings in the game says "GetaLife". This is a reference to the real Manhattan MetLife building.

Abramovich in GTA 4

In a cabaret, a cowboy appears - the spitting image of the "great dumb", ex-governor and just
billionaire Abramovich. - the secret was sent by Sergey.

Sex taxi

In any taxi, sitting in the back seat, you can look at the yellow plate.
see the price list for sex services from taxi drivers. - the secret was sent by Jute.

Useless fire extinguisher

The gas station has a fire extinguisher that cannot be extinguished ... liquid fuel. Then
there is no sense from this fire extinguisher at the gas station! - the secret was sent by quattro.

There is a great secret for free cartridges for glock 17. Everyone knows that there are different types of weapons scattered around the city that you can pick up. We take your glock 17 and get to the place where the Desert Eagle lies, we take out the glock and raise the desert eagle, which is highlighted from below, while the weapon that was in your hands falls nearby and we, without leaving a single step, again press the button to replace while at the same time even glock and just lying on the ground, unlit, Niko lifts it up, replacing the newly found Desert Eagle with it. And after all this, the cartridge will become 2 times larger. Let's say there were 54 spare - there will be 182, there were 184 - there will be 396. An unlit Desert Eagle cannot be lifted, so you will not be able to do the trick twice in one place. If done correctly, it will work on both pc and XBOX360. By increasing the ammo for the glock 17, you can go and replace it with the Desert Eagle. The secret was discovered by me long ago. - sent by briz183.56.

If you know any Easter egg or secret for GTA
4, which is not in this article, then let us know about it on the forums
and we will definitely add it.

Let's see if the portable Gta against his older brother.

As a result of the creation Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for DS, the developers faced a seemingly impossible task - to copy from Gta 4 Liberty City is one of the largest and most detailed virtual worlds ever created and fits into one of the weakest consoles on the market. In the end, some of the locations were cut out (the biggest loss was the island of Alderney, it was cut out entirely), but in general Chinatown Wars an excellent job has been done to recreate the streets and landmarks that made exploring the city so much fun.

To find out how accurately the city was copied from Gta 4, we visited the most famous places in Gta 4, found the corresponding points on the map in Chinatown Wars and recorded what we saw. It turns out that LC was just scaled down and copied, the enlarged screenshots that are presented in front of you are not for judging the game, they are so that you can understand that an incredible amount of attention has been paid to details.

Francis International Airport
(Francis international airport)

Diner "69 Street"
(69th street diner, Hove beach)

Roman's apartment
(Roman "s apartment, Hove beach)

"Platypus"
(The Platypus)

Taxi depot Roman
(Roman "s cab stand, Hove beach)

Free Tourism
(Free Turismo, Firefly island)
In GTA 4, you can always find a first-class Turismo near Mikhail Faustin's house. Oddly enough, there is an identical car that always sits in the same location in Chinatown Wars.

Eye of Liberty
(Liberty eye, Firely island)

Mini golf
(Mini golf course, Firefly island)

And finally, after all these coincidences, Chinatown Wars there is something that is not in Gta 4...

The idea of ​​using messages left by visitors on forums has already been applied more than once. Yes, and this has already been practiced on our site, but for me it is something new. On the one hand, I only edit the messages and bring other people's thoughts in the text, and on the other, I select the very, very messages from the general mass. I ask you to treat with understanding and not blame me if something happens, because, unfortunately, the author cannot check what is written here. In other words, each user is responsible for their own trick. Such a final work in the course of the discussion of the topic on the forum. I hope someone will find this collection useful.

The topic of this experimental work is tips for surviving in Liberty City. Various clever tricks, in a word.

Site visitor under the nickname M_X share the following tricks:

• We go to the nearest ATM, near which we arrange a huge traffic jam in terms of the number of participants so that an ambulance cannot drive up to the area near the ATM. We wait until someone withdraws money from the personal account, we kill him and take the money. After we run away around the corner and come back. In place of the recent victim, money will appear again, and so an uncounted number of times. Also, near the ATM, you can shoot the crowd if a lot of people will cash out their accounts.
• If the engine of your car breaks down and the car "refuses" to go further, then take out your mobile phone and dial any numbers. Then the motor will start working again.
• In order not to pay for travel at the checkpoint, you need to go either in a service car or on a motorcycle. If you are using a motorcycle, then you need to slip a little to the side of the barrier. In neither case, the police will not pay attention to you.

Next comes advice from SID44SID:

• Cash collector minibuses constantly roam around the city. Such one should be stolen, and then adjusted to the house and blown up. Just do not try to shoot - for this they will give two "wanted stars".

A jenya97 shared the following:

• Internet cafes can be robbed with a single key. We go to the cash register and press the action key to get the money.

User ToDayGoodDay shares another interesting nuance:

• If you give money ($ 5) to a saxophonist, your health will be fully restored.

Departing a little from the topic, I suggest a funny situation from a visitor :

• If you fly by helicopter far from land and call 911, then the operator's question "Where are you?" Niko will answer, "Where am I? Good question. When I find a sign, I'll call you back."

Preparation of the article and correction of tips: Oleg OPla Gaming Platonov

Easter eggs

Get ready for Easter eggs in Gta 4 a lot - it will take time to find them, perhaps more than to pass. From the most famous we go to the most inconspicuous, but no less amazing.

Let's start with the legendary Heart of Liberty City, of course. There are a lot of different opinions about what this "Easter egg" symbolizes, so decide for yourself what is true and what is not. In order to find the heart of the city, you need to get a helicopter and fly towards the Island of Happiness. Then we fly up close, close to the statue and jump out of the helicopter to the uppermost tier. Among the doors we find the one on which there will be a sign "There is no hidden content here." This is where the Heart will be. If you shoot it, it will bleed. By the way, the above inscription is another "Easter egg". The history of such plates begins with Gta 3, where it was possible to find the inscription "You should not be here", and in Liberty city sroties in the same place, other words appeared - "Hello again". V San andreas saw the sign "There are no Easter eggs here. Go away", and in Vice city stories- "There is nothing to see here."

Entering the door at the base of the statue, you should go up to the top floor, where, entering one of the doors, Niko will come out in a dark blue sweater with the words "Happiness is ..." on the chest and "... land" on the back. Literally it can be translated as "Happiness is the earth", but it would be more logical to read the expression like this: "Happiness Island", that is, the Island of Happiness is the most famous island in Liberty City.

Rockstar is widely known to have been attacked by politicians over Hot Coffee. Among the critics was Hillary Clinton, the wife of the ex-president of the United States and one of America's most sought-after politicians. After her merciless criticism, the developers decided to put her face on the Statue of Happiness. The similarities are easy to find. It is symbolic that in the hand of the statue is a hot cup of coffee.

Finishing the theme of the Statue of Happiness and the island of the same name, it should be noted that in his left hand, like the original, he holds a tablet. But the point is - what is written there. In reality, at the Statue of Liberty, only the words "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI", that is, July 4, 1776, and this is the Independence Day of the United States of America, are engraved on a similar plaque. In addition to the date, the in-game copy also contains a verse, which we kindly present with the translation:

But if the Statue of Liberty does not have a verse on the tablet, then it is near the pedestal. These are 5 lines from Emma Lazarus' sonnet "New Ear". Original and translation:

After the release, Dan Hauser in an interview answered an interesting question about why there are no references to the protagonists of the previous parts in the new game. The vice president said most of them are dead. Graffiti can be found on the walls in Liberty City to illustrate this fact. Among all the inscriptions you can read such as "Rest in Peace, Tony", "Victor, we will never forget you. We always remember you, brother", "Rest in Peace, Claude", "We remember you, Tommy. You are still mine. hero "and" Karl, I love you, rest in peace. Everyone misses you. " The only character whose death is reliably known is Victor Vance. As we remember, he was killed in the opening video. Vice city.

In several missions in the "Kamrada" bar there are postcards from Vice city.

While exploring the city, you may notice an advertisement that beckons to visit Wai City (for $ 300), for example. There are also similar billboards with Los Santos for $ 299 and Las Venturas for $ 200. Below is the company - flyUS ("fly our airlines"), which exists in reality.

In the Crossroads of Stars, on Columbus Avenue, there is an establishment that refers to one of the districts of Los Santos. This is Vinewood Bar & Grill. It is also a parody of the real-life American restaurant chain Planet Hollywood.

For the umpteenth time in the new games of the series, advertising materials appear with the name of the legendary rock band Love Fist. The guys didn't even fade until 2008.

If you managed to get hold of Playboy X's apartment, then, looking carefully in the wardrobe, Niko will find the costume of Claude, the protagonist Gta 3.

In the city you can find Hot Coffee Shop stores with different signs. In a conversation with a girl, you can observe a rather interesting dialogue: "Can I go for a hot coffee?" "Yes, but it's worth $ 20 million." The fact is that Rockstar lost this amount in the lawsuits over the Hot Coffee scandal.

This Easter Egg is not present in the game, but is part of the Rockstar Social Club design. The small ticket says it was issued to Mr. Niko Bellich for the flight from Liberty City to San Andreas. There is a gross error, since San Andreas is a state, and this concept is loose. The exact place of arrival has not been specified.

In the next skirmish with a pedestrian, Niko may blurt out the phrase "I will grind you into food for dogs." This is a reference to GTA 3, where Marty Chonks, the head of the firm "Bitch" n "Dog Food", having killed his enemy, crushed and processed the body for use in his products.

In Liberty City, GTA 3 samples, Advance and Liberty city stories had its own football team Liberty City Cocks. But in the Freedom City of 2008 and 2009 - Liberty City Beavers. The magazine on its cover tells about the principles of their rivalry. As far as the translation is concerned, it seems that everything is simple: cock is a rooster, beaver is a beaver. But Rockstar wouldn’t be themselves if it weren’t spicy, because "cock" is "masculine" and "beaver" is a verb meaning "to show" feminine.

Once, when Claude came to Donald Love for another assignment, the politician was not there. He has gone. For a long time there was no news of him, but in the "four" on the pages of the Liberty Tree newspaper you can read the headline "Hateful attitude towards taxes." Apparently because of not paying taxes, Love either went to jail or went on the run.

In Playboy X's apartment, on a bookshelf, there is a book called "The Liberty King" with Donald Love on the cover.

At the Cluckin Bell, there is a sign playing the name of the diner and the name of Chuck Norris, in the game he is the so-called Clack Norris.

In the apartment in Bohan there is a book "Blasphemy and Madness" by Clack Norris.

In the same apartment, on the floor, you can find a CD with an album by rapper OG Loc from Los Santos called "Str8 from tha streetz". The title is a reference to the real-life cult album of rapper Eazy-E "Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton".

In the backyard of Mikhail Faustin's villa, there are two streaks of blood leading from the doors to the cliff.

The Broker amusement park has hippo bins. The same is in and Manhunt, another Rockstar game. In the city you can see people wearing sweaters with horizontal red and black lines. These were worn by Freddy Krueger. The point is, Leslie Benzim, president of Rockstar North, is a fan of this character. The workers even gave the boss a cardboard Freddie.

Bansky is a well-known artist in England who is revered by the developers. Therefore, they placed it on some walls.

Saint "s Row was one of the competitors of the series Gta... Therefore, it is not surprising that they laughed at her too, changing the name to "Squid Row" - "A row of squids". Perhaps the developers were trying to emphasize the extremely small budget of the competing game.

In one of the missions for Jerry McReary, you can see the names of the officers on the stand. It would seem that there is no "easiness" here. However, if you read it correctly, you get a lot of vulgar phrases. I will not translate phrases, but why not give a variant of the pronunciation of names:

Seymour Fani - "See more funny";
Isaac Hunt (Isaac or Isaac Hunt) - "I" s a cunt ";
Richard Head (Richard Head) - "Dick Head" (Dick - short for Richard);
Phil McRevis - "Fill my crevice".

The Internet Cafe has a poster that reads "Free James Pedeaston". James is one of the San Andreas radio DJs who hosted The Wild Traveler. For some reason, he ended up in hard labor on the Malaysian island of Bali. To free him, they even launched a website www.freejames.org with donations worth $ 23.

If you can look inside Patrick McReary's texture, you will see a small black box there.

At the intersection of Albany Avenue and Nickel Street, you can see a poster advertising a liquor that depicts a man who looks like Karl Johnson.

In the Meat Quarter, there is the Minster Meat Market building, which has a lot of signage on it. Among them is the one that advertises the meat brand "C.J.Dee" s Beef ". It was advertised on radio stations. GTA 2 saying that this meat will lead to madness. And in the sequel, this name appeared because during the development of the game in England, the "mad" disease of the cash cow was raging in England.

After completing all the story missions, you will receive an email from a certain Chiliad8888. The letter touches upon philosophical, spiritual and anti-government topics. The recipient is addressed by Pilgrim, that is, the pilgrim. The letter ends with the words "Feel the truth, live freely." Most likely, the author of the letter is The Truth, a hippie from San Andreas. In confirmation of this, it can be indicated that the old man lives somewhere in the region of Mount Chilliad. Also in the letter there is a link to the site www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com, where there are tons of maps and much more.

Between Jonestown Avenue and Azahara Road, there is a huge billboard advertising a nail salon and the rude result of the manicurist's work.

In Playboy X's apartment, you can find an album by Madd Dogg, a rapper from San Andreas.

Many familiar tunes can be found at www.vipluxuryringtones.com. For example, the title theme song for Liberty City Stories, and the ringtone "Drive" can be heard in its entirety on Head Radio. The "Pager" signal is the sound of Claude's pager from GTA 3, which, in turn, is based on the song "Joyride" from the first Gta... You can also hear this tune in Vice City.

During the "Tunnel of Death" mission, the prisoner van is labeled KCS-303. This is a reference to the Japanese movie Against, the protagonist of which is known as Prisoner KSC2-303.

If you compare the emblems of the police departments in Liberty City and New York, you can find many similarities. If in the original two people holding a shield signify order and protection, then the LCPD emblem symbolizes an abuse of power. The fragment with the scales has always been a symbol of justice, but the police of Liberty City, apparently, do not know such a word, because they have the most expensive thing on the scales - a donut and a glass of coffee.

The GetaLife Building is not only a replica of the real MetLife building in New York, but also stands for the popular expression "Get a Life", which is used to refer to people who spend too much time on the computer.

The developers could not help moving the UN building from New York to Liberty City. Of course, they changed it a bit and changed the name. The organization is now called the Civilization Committee, whose abbreviation reads SS. As an explanation to the ignorant, Rockstar explained what kind of organization in front of them - "a very ineffective organization where representatives of nations around the world must avoid the most terrible military conflicts."

In Chinatown, you can find the Videogeddon Hall, whose name comes from the words Videogames and Armageddon. The legendary plumber Mario is painted on the wall, but with slightly changed colors of his clothes and mustache. It can also be assumed that this is Hulk Hogan, a famous American wrestler. And next to it is an equally popular tank from the game of the same name.

There seems to be nothing on this seemingly inconspicuous sign. But if you look closely, you can see the outlines of the letters that were on this stand earlier. If you try, you can read this ad: "Tom Jackson, attorney ... Open 24 hours. No case can be small." This is a clear reference to ex-attorney Jack Thompson, who is a staunch opponent of Rockstar.

Many cash registers of the game have such keys as "Fire", "Mode", "GTA", "wtf".

It is impossible not to remember the legendary swing in the Faeflay Projects area in Broker. In order for the swing of death to work, climb onto it or drive into the car. What this bug is based on is unknown.

Rockstar has never hidden that they are fans of the cult TV series The Sopranos. In GTA 4, the Honkers strip club is an exact replica of the real Satin Dolls. Not only outside, but also inside (stage). And "Satin Dolls" is the very same place "Bada Bing" from the series. Moreover, in terms of the game, the owner of the club has about the same importance in the criminal world as the Sopranos in the series.

In the mission "Flatline" in the hospital, you can get a nurse outfit in one of the staff lockers.